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  1. In computing, the process of starting up the
  2. computer. Most computers have a small,
  3. built-in program whose only job is to load a
  4. slightly larger program, usually from a disc,
  5. which in turn loads the main operating
  6. system. The term is derived from
  7. mountaineering, where a bootlace might be
  8. used to pull a rope through a difficult
  9. opening.
  10.