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trackloader

trackloader noun: a custom software loading technique that streams data directly from the tracks of a floppy disk, bypassing the operating system.

Noun

trackloader (plural trackloaders)

  1. A custom software loading technique that streams data directly from the tracks of a floppy disk, bypassing the operating system.
    • When using a trackloader, data chunks were put next to each other in neighbouring disk sectors in proper order and the computer did not need to seek file fragments.2016, Polgár Tamás, Freax: The Brief History of the Computer Demoscene

Forms of trackloader

pluraltrackloaders

Origin of trackloader

track + loader

Questions about trackloader

What does trackloader mean?
Trackloader means a custom software loading technique that streams data directly from the tracks of a floppy disk, bypassing the operating system.
What part of speech is trackloader?
Trackloader is a noun.
What is the plural of trackloader?
The plural of trackloader is trackloaders.

Words near trackloader in the dictionary

  1. tracklines
  2. tracklist
  3. tracklisting
  4. tracklistings
  5. tracklists
  6. trackloader
  7. trackloaders
  8. trackloading
  9. tracklog
  10. tracklogs
  11. trackmaker

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