"UEFI" meaning in All languages combined

See UEFI on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} UEFI
  1. (computing) Initialism of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface: a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (extra: a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware) Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: BIOS

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