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dualboot

dualboot is the alternative spelling of dual-boot.

Meaning of dual-boot

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

Questions about dualboot

What is dualboot the alternative spelling of?
Dualboot is the alternative spelling of dual-boot.

Words near dualboot in the dictionary

  1. dual-use research of concern
  2. dual-uses
  3. dual-voltage
  4. Duala
  5. dualband
  6. dualboot
  7. duale tantum
  8. dualed
  9. dualia tantum
  10. dualic
  11. dualie

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