Käivitamine

Käivitamine is an Estonian term for the act of starting something in motion. It is derived from the verb käivitama, meaning to start up or set in motion, and is used across different domains to describe initiating a process, system, or service.

In information technology käivitamine commonly refers to booting a computer or starting software. A computer’s käivitamine involves hardware initialization, loading firmware, starting the operating system, and launching essential services. In software development and IT operations, käivitamine also denotes the deployment and activation of a new application or service, including preparing environments, configuring components, migrating data, and enabling user access.

In business and project management, käivitamine describes the go-live or rollout of a system, product, or process. Planning for a successful käivitamine typically includes stakeholder approval, user training, data migration, interoperability checks, and the establishment of monitoring and support during the transition to operations.

Etymology and related terms: käivitamine is closely linked to käivitus and the broader verb family around starting or initiating. Related concepts include booting, start-up, deployment, and go-live. Context determines whether käivitamine focuses on technical initialization, software deployment, or organizational rollout.

Overall, käivitamine denotes the moment or process of bringing a system, service, or activity into active use. It emphasizes coordination, readiness, and transition from planning to operation.