ISO
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A single computer file that is an exact copy of an optical disc
- noun
- /ˈaɪ.soʊ/
- Specialized
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- To install the operating system, you need to download the ISO file and burn it to a DVD.
OK, about the only nice thing I can say is that we have an actual game running in hollow ISO on our ineo.
- OK, about the only nice thing I can say is that we have an actual game running in hollow ISO on our ineo.
Examples
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You can create a bootable USB drive using an ISO file from the software's website.
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So if you installed Mint off of that ISO it actually had a back door in it.
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And here all we need to do is to select our ISO file like that.
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We've now got three ISO files on our Ventoy Dr.
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The Consumer Preview offered two versions to download, which had separate ISOs for 32-bit and 64-bit.
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The ISO file format is commonly used for distributing large software packages.
Surface Forms
Etymology
ISO for a disc file comes from the standard ISO 9660, and the file extension .iso came to mean an 'exact copy' of a CD or DVD's contents. So an ISO file is used as a full digital copy of a disc.