"bootload" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bootloads [plural]
Etymology: boot + load Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boot|load}} boot + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} bootload (plural bootloads)
  1. (UK) As much as the boot of a car can hold; a trunkload. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-bootload-en-noun-OBCyAlLk Categories (other): British English
  2. (computing) The work done by a boot loader; the startup of an operating system. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-bootload-en-noun-ausTvv2P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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