Definition of "bootloader" [bootloader]

• Alternative spelling of boot loader. (noun)

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• "I know all about "BIOS level hacks" as you put it, it's called a bootloader, they have been using this trick on Vista for awhile now..."
• "This upgrade method relies on the correct functioning of the machine's bootloader, which is supposed to copy the upgraded code from the memory card into the machine's flash memory."
• "The bootloader is the software component that loads the operating system in a gadget."