Start (up), as a computer
The crossword clue "Start (up), as a computer" is answered by BOOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BOOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOOT answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- POWERON (1 uses in xd)
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