- startup - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
--1 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
Derived form: verb start up1 - inauguration, startup - 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"
--2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
Derived form: verb start up2