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bootsplash

bootsplash noun: a splash screen displayed at bootup.

Noun

bootsplash (plural bootsplashes)

  1. A splash screen displayed at bootup.
    • You can also choose whether to show the bootsplash screen.2006, Chris Negus, Live Linux CDs: Building and Customizing Bootables, page 335
    • Although Linux systems traditionally booted in text mode, most distributions now use kernel parameters and interim graphical display mechanisms (bootsplashes such as plymouth) to completely hide text mode as the system is booting.2014, Brian Ward, How Linux Works, 2nd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know

Forms of bootsplash

pluralbootsplashes

Origin of bootsplash

From boot + splash.

Questions about bootsplash

What does bootsplash mean?
Bootsplash means a splash screen displayed at bootup.
What part of speech is bootsplash?
Bootsplash is a noun.
What is the plural of bootsplash?
The plural of bootsplash is bootsplashes.

Words near bootsplash in the dictionary

  1. bootses
  2. bootsful
  3. bootsole
  4. bootsoles
  5. bootspace
  6. bootsplash
  7. bootsplashes
  8. bootstep
  9. bootsteps
  10. bootstrap
  11. bootstrap aggregating

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