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boot time

boot time noun: the amount of time required to load the kernel of an operating system, its device drivers, and the initialization of the hardware.

Noun

boot time (countable and uncountable, plural boot times)

  1. The amount of time required to load the kernel of an operating system, its device drivers, and the initialization of the hardware.

Forms of boot time

pluralboot times

Questions about boot time

What does boot time mean?
Boot time means the amount of time required to load the kernel of an operating system, its device drivers, and the initialization of the hardware.
What part of speech is boot time?
Boot time is a noun.
What is the plural of boot time?
The plural of boot time is boot times.

Words near boot time in the dictionary

  1. boot sales
  2. boot sector
  3. boot sectors
  4. boot storm
  5. boot storms
  6. boot time
  7. boot times
  8. boot tree
  9. boot trees
  10. boot up
  11. boot upstairs

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