noun
- The act of setting in operation.
- usage: "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
- The act of starting a new operation or practice.
- usage: "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
- synonyms: inauguration
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