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Despite years of effort to come up with better words, the computer industry struggles with antique and obscure jargon to say “Start the computer.” Among the lingo, you find these terms:

boot: To turn the thing on, or to “pull it up by its bootstraps.” In fact, bootstrap is an even older version of this term. Boot is the oldest computer term, but the easiest to spell.

cold boot: To turn on the computer when it has been off for a while. See also warm boot.

cycle power: To turn off the computer by waiting a few seconds and then turning it on again. This process is often required when you try to fix something.

Das Boot: Not a computer term; rather, the title of a German film about a World War II U-boat.

power up, power on: More human terms for “Turn on the computer.”

restart, reboot: To shut down a computer and then start it without turning off the power.

start, turn on, switch on: Additional human terms for “Turn on the computer.”

warm boot: Another term for restart, reboot, or reset.