Boost

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Boost, boosted or boosting may refer to:

Science, technology and mathematics

  • Boost, positive manifold pressure in turbocharged engines
  • Boost (C++ libraries), a set of free peer-reviewed portable C++ libraries
  • Boost (material), a material branded and used by Adidas in the midsoles of shoes.
  • Boost, a loose term for turbo or supercharger
  • Boost converter, an electrical circuit variation of a DC to DC converter, which increases (boosts) the voltage
  • Boosted fission weapon, a type of nuclear bomb that uses a small amount of fusion fuel to increase the rate, and thus yield, of a fission reaction
  • Boosting (machine learning), a supervised learning algorithm
  • Intel Turbo Boost, a technology that enables a processor to run above its base operating frequency
  • Jump start (vehicle), to start a vehicle
  • Lorentz boost, a type of Lorentz transformation

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Boost (Cars), a character from the Pixar franchise Cars
  • Boost (comics), a character from Marvel Comics

Films

  • Boost (film), a 2017 Canadian film directed by Darren Curtis
  • The Boost, a 1988 drama film directed by Harold Becker

Video games

  • Boosting (video games), a cheating method in which skilled players are hired to raise one's rank

Brands and enterprises

  • Boost (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar produced by Cadbury
  • Boost (drink), nutritional drinks brand made by Nestlé
  • Boost Energy, the Pay As You Go brand of OVO Energy
  • Boost!, American non-carbonated cola brand
  • Boost Drinks, British drinks company
  • Boost ETP, British independent boutique Exchange Traded Products provider
  • Boost Juice, a company in Australia
  • Boost Mobile (disambiguation), a brand of mobile phone services in Australia and the United States
  • Boosted (company), a defunct American manufacturer of electric skateboards
  • Lego Boost, a robotics Lego theme

Other uses

  • Boost, a slang term meaning steal or shoplift
  • Boosting (doping), a form of doping used by athletes with a spinal cord injury
  • Boosterism, promoting certain places with the goal of increasing public perception

See also

  • Booster (disambiguation)
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