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A kick start is the task of using the foot to start a motorcycle. The term may also refer to:

Technology

• Kickstart (Amiga), the bootstrap of the Amiga computers developed by Commodore
• Kickstart (Linux), a network installation system for some Linux distributions
• Yahoo! Kickstart, a professional network from Yahoo!
• BlackBerry KickStart, the codename for the Pearl smartphone
• Kickstart (orthosis), the Kickstart Walking System by Cadence Biomedical

Organizations

• Kickstart Kids, a US charity founded by Chuck Norris
• Kickstarter, a US-based global crowdfunding platform
• KickStart International, a non-profit organization that provides irrigation technology to farmers in Africa

Entertainment

• Kick Start (TV series), a UK television series on motor bike competitions, and a spinoff computer game
• Kick Start (album), an album by the English band The Lambrettas
• "Kick Start", single by Jerry Harrison
• "Kickstarts" (song), a 2010 song by Example

Other uses

• Kickstart, Homes and Communities Agency funding programme for private housing in the UK

See also

• Project KickStart, project management software
• Mountain Dew Kickstart, a line of energizing drinks made by Mountain Dew