startup

noun6

1. •
   The act or process of starting a process or machine.
2. •
   A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
3. •
   A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.

   • Add an app to run automatically at startup in Windows 10, Microsoft Support 3. With the file location open, press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This opens the Startup folder. / 4. Copy and paste the shortcut to the app from the file location to the Startup folder.
4. •
   [in the plural] (dialect, no longer used) A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.

   • Galage) a startuppe or clownish shoe. — 1579
5. •
   [in the plural] (dialect, no longer used) A kind of gaiter or legging.
6. •
   (no longer used) One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.

   • That young start-up hath all the glory of my overthrow: if I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way. — 1598