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Startup vs Initiation - What's the difference?

startup | initiation |

As nouns the difference between startup and initiation

is that startup is the act or process of starting a process or machine while initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

startup

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of starting a process or machine.
  • A new organization or business venture.
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  • , title= The attack of the MOOCs , passage=Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}
    Antonyms
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    Etymology 2

    , describing a boot that starts up (reaches up) to the middle of the leg.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people
  • a kind of gaiter or legging
  • Anagrams

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    References

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    initiation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
  • The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of initiating) beginning, start

    Antonyms

    * (act of initiating) conclusion, end