dual-boot
adjEtymology From dual + boot.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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:
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