"turboload" meaning in All languages combined

See turboload on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: turboloads [plural]
Etymology: From turbo- + load. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|turbo|load}} turbo- + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} turboload (plural turboloads)
  1. (computing, historical) A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: fastloader, speedloader, turboloader

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1985, Speed Trials (in Your Spectrum issue 14, May 1985)",
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        },
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          "ref": "1997, Jason, “c64 Server64 Question”, in comp.sys.cbm (Usenet):",
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        "(computing, historical) A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult."
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          "ref": "1985, Speed Trials (in Your Spectrum issue 14, May 1985)",
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        },
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