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dual-boot

dual-boot adjective: having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Adjective

dual-boot (not comparable)

  1. Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.
    • In either situation, a dual-boot installation uses unpartitioned free space on the current or on another hard disk as the target.2004, Mark Edward Soper, Absolute Beginner's Guide to A+ Certification

Origin of dual-boot

From dual + boot.

Questions about dual-boot

What does dual-boot mean?
Dual-boot means having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.
What part of speech is dual-boot?
Dual-boot is an adjective.

Words near dual-boot in the dictionary

  1. dual spaces
  2. dual tone multi-frequency
  3. dual wield
  4. dual-band
  5. dual-bands
  6. dual-boot
  7. dual-braked
  8. dual-capable aircraft
  9. dual-capable aircrafts
  10. dual-clutch gearbox
  11. dual-clutch gearboxes

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