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Startup vs. Setup — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Startup and Setup

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Startup

The act or process of setting into operation or motion.

Setup

The way in which something is constituted, arranged, or planned.

Startup

A business or undertaking that has recently begun operation
Grew from a tiny startup to a large corporation.

Setup

The gathering and organization of the equipment needed for an operation, procedure, or task.

Startup

The act or process of starting a process or machine.

Setup

Physical makeup; physique.
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Startup

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

Setup

Body posture or carriage, especially militarily erect bearing.

Startup

A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.

Setup

Often setups(Informal) The collective ingredients, such as ice, mixers, and glasses, necessary for serving various alcoholic drinks.

Startup

A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.

Setup

A table setting, as in a restaurant.
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Startup

A kind of gaiter or legging.

Setup

A camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.

Startup

(obsolete) One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.

Setup

A contest prearranged to result in an easy or faked victory.

Startup

The act of setting in operation;
Repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive

Setup

An endeavor intentionally made easy.

Startup

The act of starting a new operation or practice;
He opposed the inauguration of fluoridation
The startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes

Setup

A deceptive scheme, such as a fraud or hoax.

Setup

A plan or strategy for a projected course of action.

Setup

(Sports) A play or pass that creates a scoring opportunity.

Setup

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.

Setup

The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
The classroom setup was simple and efficient.

Setup

A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
Trust me, that was a setup!

Setup

(computing) An installer.

Setup

(operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.

Setup

(hydrology) The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.
There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.

Setup

(boxing) A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.
The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.

Setup

Misspelling of set up

Setup

Equipment designed to serve a specific function

Setup

The way something is organized or arranged;
It takes time to learn the setup around here

Setup

An act that incriminates someone on a false charge

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