booter
8.1
A small program or disk that starts a computer and loads software
- noun
- /ˈbuːtər/
- Specialized
:
programa de arranque
- After turning on the computer, the booter initialized and loaded the main program.
Examples
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We've now got the ultimate remote running on the card booter, so let's go and see if it works.
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The technician prepared a special booter disk to install the operating system.
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I used a booter to quickly launch my computer and access the new software.
Synonyms
7
6.9
Software inside a computer that starts the computer and controls basic parts before main programs like Windows start
focuses on loading the operating system when powered on rather than hardware control
4
6.5
A small program that starts a device and loads the operating system
can exist as either a small program or a startup disk
2
4.2
A program that brings data or parts into a running program at startup
is limited to starting the whole system and loading the operating system
1
8.9
A process that starts a computer system during startup
runs earlier to load the operating system at power on
How Complex
booter
- Specialized
init
1
8.9
- Specialized
1
8.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word booter for a start-up disk comes from the verb boot, which means 'to start' a computer, so a booter is the small program or disk that gets the machine running.