Science, Technology and Mathematics
- 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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