start-up
noun
variants
or startup
often attributive
1
: the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion
2
: a fledgling business enterprise
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This is crucial when battling large fish that take long runs, as low start-up inertia means the drag engages immediately to prevent the line from breaking.
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Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The future of an innovative retinal implant and dozens of its users just got brighter, after Science, a bioelectronics start-up run by Neuralink’s co-founder, Max Hodak, acquired Pixium’s technology at the last minute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
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Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The future of an innovative retinal implant and dozens of its users just got brighter, after Science, a bioelectronics start-up run by Neuralink’s co-founder, Max Hodak, acquired Pixium’s technology at the last minute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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