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bootkit

bootkit noun: a rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.

Noun

bootkit (plural bootkits)

  1. (computer security) A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.

Forms of bootkit

pluralbootkits

Origin of bootkit

Blend of boot (“a startup process”) + rootkit.

Questions about bootkit

What does bootkit mean?
Bootkit means a rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.
What part of speech is bootkit?
Bootkit is a noun.
What is the plural of bootkit?
The plural of bootkit is bootkits.

Words near bootkit in the dictionary

  1. bootjacked
  2. bootjacking
  3. bootjacks
  4. bootkin
  5. bootkins
  6. bootkit
  7. bootkits
  8. bootlace
  9. bootlace fungi
  10. bootlace fungus
  11. bootlace tie

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