startup

Noun startup has 2 senses

• startup(n = noun.act) - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
is a kind of beginning, commencement, start
Derived form verb start up₁

• startup(n = noun.act) inauguration - the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
is a kind of beginning, commencement, start
Derived form verb start up₂