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bootloader

bootloader is the alternative spelling of boot loader.

Meaning of boot loader

Noun

boot loader (plural boot loaders)

  1. A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper.
    • In the case of a PC that runs nothing but Windows, the boot loader in the MBR is hard-coded to check for a secondary boot loader in the active primary partition. This secondary boot loader directly loads the Windows kernel.2007, Roderick W. Smith, Linux+ Study Guide: Exam XK0-002, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 41
    Synonyms:
    boot manager

Forms of bootloader

pluralbootloaders

Questions about bootloader

What is bootloader the alternative spelling of?
Bootloader is the alternative spelling of boot loader.

Words near bootloader in the dictionary

  1. bootlike
  2. bootlip
  3. bootlipped
  4. bootlips
  5. bootload
  6. bootloader
  7. bootloaders
  8. bootloads
  9. bootloop
  10. bootloops
  11. bootmaker

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