"spinup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spinups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from spin up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|spin up}} Deverbal from spin up Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spinup (countable and uncountable, plural spinups)
  1. (computing) The process of a disk drive spinning up. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spinup-en-noun-~Eld-1fF Categories (other): Computing, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. The act or process of building or creating something, such as a business or product line. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spinup-en-noun-ddkHwuhd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: spin-off

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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