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turboload

turboload noun: a software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.

Noun

turboload (plural turboloads)

  1. (historical) A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.
    • Even headerless LOADs will work with the Sprint, though be warned, it can't cope with the now common turboload.1985, Speed Trials (in Your Spectrum issue 14, May 1985)
    • Saboteur and Turbo Esprit (I bought both) have one turboload side and one ordinary load. So if you do have problems with the fast load, you can load in the other side.1986, “Lloyd Mangram's Forum”, in Crash, number 29

Synonyms of turboload

Forms of turboload

pluralturboloads

Origin of turboload

From turbo- + load.

Questions about turboload

What does turboload mean?
Turboload means a software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.
What part of speech is turboload?
Turboload is a noun.
What is the plural of turboload?
The plural of turboload is turboloads.

Words near turboload in the dictionary

  1. turboing
  2. turbojet
  3. turbojets
  4. turbolift
  5. turbolifts
  6. turboload
  7. turboloader
  8. turboloaders
  9. turboloads
  10. turbomachine
  11. turbomachinery

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