Bootstrap-memory
memory that allows new programs to be entered because some simple preliminary instructions or information are already built in.
a short program, usually held in nonvolatile memory, whose function is to load another longer program.
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the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded. a distinctive band of paint covering this area.
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the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded. a distinctive band of paint covering this area. noun (nautical) the part of a ship’s hull that is between the load line and the water line when the ship is not loaded a coating applied to this part of a […]
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a device of wood, metal, or plastic, inserted in a boot or shoe when it is not being worn, to preserve the shape. Historical Examples The Foolish Almanak Anonymous Five Children and It E. Nesbit Poppy Cynthia Stockley noun a shoetree for a boot, often having supports to stretch the leg of the boot a […]
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a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material. an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from […]