"bootkit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bootkits [plural]
Etymology: Blend of boot (“startup process”) + rootkit. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|boot|rootkit|gloss1=startup process}} Blend of boot (“startup process”) + rootkit Head templates: {{en-noun}} bootkit (plural bootkits)
  1. (computer security) A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing. Categories (topical): Computer security Hypernyms (type of rootkit): rootkit, malware

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