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initial program loader [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A bootstrap loader used in a computer to load that part of an operating system needed to load the remainder of the operating system.

OBS

initial program loader: term and definition standardized by ISO; term officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Programme d'amorce utilisé par un ordinateur pour charger la partie du système d'exploitation nécessaire au chargement du reste du système d'exploitation.

OBS

programme de chargement initial : terme normalisé par ISO et uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Cargador de iniciación usado en una computadora (ordenador) para cargar la parte de un sistema operativo necesaria para cargar el resto del sistema operativo.

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