Boost - Science, Technology and Mathematics

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  • Automotive:
    • Boost, positive manifold pressure in cars, see Turbocharger#Pressure increase / boost.
    • a loose term for turbo or supercharger
    • A slang term meaning to start a vehicle, see jump start (vehicle)
  • Lorentz boost, a type of Lorentz transformation
  • Boost converter, an electrical circuit variation of a DC to DC converter, which increases (Boosts) the voltage.

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