Definition of bootloader in English:
bootloader
nounˈbuːtləʊdəˈbo͞otˌlōdər
Computing A program that loads an operating system when a computer is turned on.
Linux's GRUB bootloader can be used to select which operating system you'd like to boot into
Example sentencesExamples
- The company started releasing a manufacturer-approved method for unlocking the bootloader a while back.
- When the end of the upgrade process tried to call the bootloader, it failed because what it was looking for wasn't there.
- The PC has no hard, floppy or CD-ROM drive, so some other device must provide the bootloader and bootable image.
- You can append arguments to the command line from the bootloader.
- Once the lock on the bootloader is breached, the media lockout won't be technologically defensible.
Origin
1970s: from boot1 (sense 4 of the noun) + loader.