bootload

noun — 2 senses

bootload

noun

Etymology From boot + load.

1

UK As much as the boot of a car can hold; a trunkload.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The work done by a boot loader; the startup of an operating system.

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