Ma'anar ƙamus na "sansanin boot" wani nau'i ne na tsayayyen shirin horo na jiki da/ko na tunani wanda aka tsara don inganta dacewa, horo, da/ko ƙwarewa. Kalmar "boot camp" ta samo asali ne daga aikin soja, inda ake nufi da horon farko da sabbin masu daukar ma'aikata ke yi don shirya su don hidima. A cikin mahallin da ba na soja ba, sansanin taya na iya komawa ga shirin horarwa na ɗan gajeren lokaci da aka tsara don koyar da takamaiman ƙwarewa ko inganta lafiyar jiki, sau da yawa tare da jadawali mai tsanani da buƙata.