起動

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 起動 is read as きどう and is a noun and する verb for a machine, system, or feature starting to operate.
• Basic usage: Time before operation appears in 起動するまで時間がかかる, while a feature starting appears in 機能が起動する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Starting a machine or feature
  • It is especially suitable for a device or software feature entering operation, rather than simply for a person beginning a task.
• Difference from 始動
  • Both can describe operation beginning, but this term is especially common for booting or launching computers and system features.