Boost, boosted or boosting may refer to:

Science, technology and mathematics

* Boost, positive manifold pressure in

turbocharged In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake air, forcing more air into the ...

engines *

Boost (C++ libraries) Boost, boosted or boosting may refer to: Science, technology and mathematics * Boost, positive manifold pressure in Turbocharger, turbocharged engines * Boost (C++ libraries), a set of free peer-reviewed portable C++ libraries * Boost (material), ...

, 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 In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement (engine), displacement. It is a form of forced induction that is mechanically ...

* 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 (behavioral science), a technique to improve human decisions *

Boosting (machine learning) In machine learning (ML), boosting is an Ensemble learning, ensemble metaheuristic for primarily reducing Bias–variance tradeoff, bias (as opposed to variance). It can also improve the Stability (learning theory), stability and accuracy of ML S ...

, 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 In physics, the Lorentz transformations are a six-parameter family of linear transformations from a coordinate frame in spacetime to another frame that moves at a constant velocity relative to the former. The respective inverse transformation ...

, 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) Boosting is a method by which low-ranked players in online multiplayer games, such as first-person shooters and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), hire more skilled players to artificially increase their gaming account ra ...

, 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! __NOTOC__ Boost! is an American non-carbonated cola brand manufactured by the Boost! Company. The drink has been known as Tak-Aboost and Drink-Atoast throughout its history and is primarily sold in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington Coun ...

, American non-carbonated cola brand *

Boost Drinks Boost Drinks Limited is a British drinks company that sells primarily energy and sports drinks through convenience stores, independent retail chains and petrol forecourts. It was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Leeds. History ...

, British drinks company *

Boost ETP Boost ETP is an independent boutique Exchange Traded Products (ETP) provider, based in London, United Kingdom. Boost ETP is the first asset management firm in Europe to offer 3x leveraged ETPs and 3x short ETPs. The first Boost ETP products beca ...

, British independent boutique Exchange Traded Products provider *

Boost Juice Boost Juice Bars is an Australian multinational retail outlet owned by parent company Retail Zoo that specialise in fruit juice and smoothies. Boost Juice Bars was formed in 2000 with the first store located in Adelaide, South Australia. The ...

, a company in Australia *

Boost Mobile (disambiguation) Boost Mobile is an American telecommunications company. Boost Mobile may also refer to: * Boost Mobile (Australia), an Australian mobile virtual network operator * Spark New Zealand, a telecommunications company in New Zealand which used the Bo ...

, a brand of mobile phone services in Australia and the United States *

Boosted (company) Boosted (formerly Boosted Boards) was an American manufacturer of electric skateboards and electric scooters based in Mountain View, California. History 2012–2016 Boosted was founded in mid-2012 with financial backing by StartX. The company ...

, a defunct American manufacturer of electric skateboards *

Lego Boost A Lego theme is a product line of Lego construction toys produced by The Lego Group based on a central concept. Before 1978, Lego produced several construction sets with common themes, but they were not necessarily branded as part of a single ...

, a robotics Lego theme

Other uses

* Boost, a slang term meaning steal or

shoplift Shoplifting (also known as shop theft, shop fraud, retail theft, or retail fraud) is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours. The terms ''shoplifting'' and ''shoplifter'' are not usually defined in law, and genera ...

Boosting (doping) Boosting is a method of inducing autonomic dysreflexia with the intention of enhancing performance in sport. It can be used by an athlete with a spinal cord injury to increase their blood pressure and is performed by causing a painful stimulus in ...

, a form of doping used by athletes with a spinal cord injury *

Boosterism Boosterism is the act of promoting ("boosting") a town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. Boosting can be as simple as talking up the entity at a party or as elaborate as establishing a visitors' bureau. ...

, promoting certain places with the goal of increasing public perception