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起動時間 (きどうじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

起き動どう時じ間かん

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Meanings

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noun

startup time; boot time

Technical term for the time a device or system takes to start up. Common in computing and engineering contexts.

新あたらしいOSは起き動どう時じ間かんが大おお幅はばに短たん縮しゅくされた。
The new OS has significantly reduced startup time.
起き動どう時じ間かんを測そく定てい

する

ため

に

専せん

用よう

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ツール

を

使つか

っ

た

。

I used a dedicated tool to measure the boot time.

Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
動move, motion, change
時time, hour
間interval, space

Similar words

起き動どう
起動 is the act of starting up, while 起動時間 specifies the duration of that process.
立たち上あがり時じ間かん
立ち上がり時間 is a more general term for rise time or startup time, used in electronics and engineering, while 起動時間 is more common for computer boot time.

Etymology

Compound of 起動 (startup, activation) and 時間 (time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.