"multiloader" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-multiloader.ogg [UK] Forms: multiloaders [plural]
Etymology: multiload + -er or multi- + loader Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|multiload|er}} multiload + -er, {{prefix|en|multi|loader}} multi- + loader Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiloader (plural multiloaders)
  1. (computing, dated) A piece of software that multiloads. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computing

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