Besides being an article of footwear, boot refers to the process of starting up a computer system, or any device with a CPU. It is spoken as to “boot up,” or “booting up.” Basically this is a colloquialism that comes from the idea of pulling itself up by its own bootstraps. A computer booting up generally goes through a series of self-tests and loading operational system instructions.
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