Definition of u-boot in English English dictionary
- Boot Hill
- Name used for many cemeteries in the American Old West; nickname for any cemetery
Where have all the TV Westerns gone? A genre once adored by viewers lies dead, but not forgotten, in television's Boot Hill.
- Denver boot
- A device locked into place over the wheel of a road vehicle, immobilizing it
- boot
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp
- boot
- To kick
I booted the ball toward my teammate.
- boot
- To bootstrap; to start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap
When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine.
- boot
- A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot
- boot
- The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device
It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.
- boot
- To profit, avail, benefit
- boot
- A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach
- boot
- A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg
- boot
- To forcibly eject
We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.
- boot
- To disconnect, to remove from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others
In Electroserver, the kick command disconnects a user totally from the server and gives him a message about why he was booted.
- boot
- The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room
- boot
- Profit, plunder
- boot
- To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering)
- boot
- To vomit
Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.
- boot
- The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car
Please put the luggage in the boot, not on the seats.
- boot
- A bootleg recording
- boot
- Remedy, amends
- boot
- A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach
- boot
- A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot
- boot
- A blow with the foot; a kick
- boot
- A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc
- boot block
- A dedicated block usually at the beginning (first block on first track) of a storage medium that holds special data used to start a system. Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms boot block and boot sector interchangeably
- boot camp
- Initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed forces (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps)
- boot camp
- A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term
- boot camp
- Any short, intensive course of training
We will institute a boot camp for training the sales force in these new products.
- boot cut
- Pants cut as if to allow the legs to fit over boots
- boot cut
- Of pants, cut as if to allow the legs of the pants to fit over boots
- boot disk
- A computer disk holding a bootstrap loader and an operating system
- boot disks
- plural form of boot disk
- boot knife
- A knife that is carried inside a sheath in or attached to a boot. Usually having a fixed double edged blade
- boot loader
- A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper
- boot loaders
- plural form of boot loader
- boot sector
- A dedicated sector usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium that holds special data used to start a system. Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms boot block and boot sector interchangeably
- boot up
- To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure
- boot verb
- Any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms
- boot-cut
- A style of pants that becomes wider from the knees downward
- boot-topping
- Any substance used for boot-topping, especially a mixture of tallow, sulphur or lime and rosin, which was commonly used to paint the bottoms of wooden ships, as a deterrent against weeds and barnacles, and to reduce friction
- boot-topping
- The process of cleaning the upper part of a ship's underwater hull and daubing it with a protecting layer of antifouling substance
- car boot
- a wheel clamp or Denver boot
- car boot
- the boot (trunk) of a car
- car boot
- a car boot sale
- car boot sale
- An outdoor market at which people sell things from the boot (trunk) of their car
- car boot sales
- plural form of car boot sale
- chewie on ya boot
- A conventional expression meant to distract or wish an opponent bad luck when he's taking a kick for goal
- cold boot
- To reboot a computer by turning it off and on
- combat boot
- A type of boot designed to be worn by soldiers during actual combat or combat training
- deicing boot
- a device installed on aircraft surfaces to permit a mechanical deicing in flight
- dual-boot
- Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted
In either situation, a dual-boot installation uses unpartitioned free space on the current or on another hard disk as the target.
- get the boot
- To be dismissed from employment
- get the boot
- To be voted off a competition in a reality television show
- give the boot
- to fire, to sack, to dismiss
They said I couldn’t do the job so they gave me the boot. So, now I’m looking for work again.
- hobnail boot
- A heavy duty, hard-wearing work boot with hobnails in the sole to make them last longer and to provide grip on muddy ground
- moon boot
- A type of footwear made popular in the 1970's, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet
- put the boot in
- To kick a fallen opponent
- put the boot in
- To kick someone when they are down
- rugby-boot
- Attributive form of rugby boot, noun
- steel-toe boot
- A type of boot with a reinforced toe area that protects the foot from falling objects
- the boot is on the other foot
- Alternative form of the shoe is on the other foot
- to boot
- moreover, on top of that, besides, also
My boyfriend is funny, and a pretty good cook, to boot.
- ugg boot
- A boot made of sheepskin with the wool as the lining and the leather as the outside
- the boot is on the other foot
- (Ev ile ilgili) If you say that the boot is on the other foot, you mean that a situation is now the opposite of what it was before, often because a person who was in a weak position is now in a strong position
- boot
- {n} profit, gain, advantage, put on boots
- boot
- {v} to profit, gain advantage, put on boots
- boot
- {n} profit, gain, advantage, booty, a covering for the legs, part of a coach, kind of rack
- boot sale
- An event in a public place where people sell their unwanted possessions, often from the backs of their cars
- boot stripe
- (Denizcilik) Boot stripe or boot top is a painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint
- boot top
- (Denizcilik) Boot stripe or boot top is a painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint
- car boot sale
- An event in a public place where people sell their unwanted possessions, often from the backs of their cars
- Congress boot
- An ankle-high shoe with elastic material in the sides. Also called Congress gaiter
- Denver Boot
- {i} locking device attached to the wheel of a car to immobilize it (used especially for cars parked illegally or until the owner pays parking fines that accumulated)
- Denver boot
- A Denver boot is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The driver has to pay to have the device removed. A device locked to the wheel of a parked vehicle to keep it from being driven, used especially to force settlement of outstanding traffic violations
- Hessian boot
- A man's high, tasseled boot introduced into England by Hessians in the 19th century
- Master Boot Record
- information occupying the first sector on a hard disk that identifies and boots the operating system (Computers), MBR
- boot
- British term for the luggage compartment in a car
- boot
- That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged
- boot
- {f} kick; kick out; fire; (Computers) start a computer
- boot
- To start up a computer, which involves loading the operating system and other basic software
- boot
- the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
- boot
- Boots are strong, heavy shoes which cover your ankle and which have thick soles. You wear them to protect your feet, for example when you are walking or taking part in sport. The soldiers' boots resounded in the street
- boot
- To start your computer Sometimes a program failure will lock up your computer and you'll need to restart, or re-boot, your computer There are two kinds: a cold boot, which is where you turn the power off and back on, and a warm boot, which is where you restart your computer by pressing the Control, Alt and Delete keys at the same time + Back to Top
- boot
- The starting or re-starting of a computing device
- boot
- To cause the operating system to begin to function Takes its name from "pulling oneself up by the bootstraps", a whimsical analogy applied to the BIOS loading itself and then running the "boot loader" (Also reboot)
- boot
- A place for baggage at either end of an old- fashioned stagecoach
- boot
- An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud
- boot
- To start up the computer and load the operating system software See cold boot and warm boot
- boot
- refers to starting the computer operating system by loading it into system meory When the manual instructs you to "boot" your system or PaceBook, it means to turn your PaceBook ON "Reboot" means to restart your computer From Windows XP, go to Start, Select Restart
- boot
- The process of loading and running that part of the operating system that loads the operating system
- boot
- {i} shoe which extends over the ankle; startup of a computer (Computers); trunk, luggage compartment of a car (British); dismissal; kick
- boot
- The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof
- boot
- Starting up an OS is booting it If the computer is already running, it is more often called rebooting
- boot
- An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland
- boot
- To turn on the computer and start the operating system
- boot
- In heating and cooling system distribution ductwork, the transformation pieces connecting horizontal round leaders to vertical rectangular stacks
- boot
- footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- boot
- A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircrafts wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A wing boot
- boot
- for riding
- boot
- When a computer is switched on it is said to `boot up' This term comes from the phrase, `Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps ' Before a computer is ready to be used, it must load the programs that it needs from its disks, but this means that it must have a program of some sort available in order to be able to load the programs it needs! The loading program is called a bootstrap
- boot
- To put boots on, esp
- boot
- Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg. He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs. see also wellington
- boot
- During the boot (or boot-up) process, the operating system (code necessary for the computer to process information) is read from disk into RAM, under control of a small ROM "bootstrap loader" program Until a computer is booted, it can process no information A cold boot occurs when power is first supplied to a computer If a cold boot is required, shut the machine down by clicking the Start button, clicking the "shut down the computer" radio button and clicking OK Allow the machine to shut down as usual, then turn off the power and restart If the machine will not respond to the keyboard, mouse, or reset button, a cold boot is needed A "warm" boot is done from an operating computer with <ctrl><alt><del> or by pressing the "reset" button on the console When a machine is re-booted (cold or warm), any information in RAM, and not yet saved to disk is lost
- boot
- (bootstrap) (v ) To load the system software into memory and start it
- boot
- Booty, spoil, plunder
- boot
- emphasis You can say to boot to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said. He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot! = into the bargain
- boot
- protective casing for something that resembles a leg
- boot
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
- boot
- To start a computer or other device by loading the Operating System See also bootstrap
- boot
- footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg British term for the luggage compartment in a car an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg protective casing for something that resembles a leg cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
- boot
- an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
- boot
- kick; give a boot to
- boot
- To load the operating system and other utilities when you start your computer
- boot
- To boot one's self; to put on one's boots
- boot
- If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset
- boot
- Load a program on a computer typically the operating system Based on the phrase 'pull up by the bootstraps'
- boot
- A flexible cover of rubber, plastic or similar to protect a shaft, lever, switch etc
- boot
- To start or restart a computer and ready it for use A "cold" boot is done by turning on the power switch A "warm" boot resets the computer without turning off the power source Browse To scan a collection of items, such as a database, a file manager view, a list box, Web pages, or text files, for items of interest To browse implies observing rather than changing information
- boot
- To bootstrap
- boot
- To profit; to advantage; to avail; generally followed by it; as, what boots it? To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition
- boot
- To start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. Refers specifically to a cold start, ie. at the time power is first turned on. To describe a restart (warm start) performed when the system is already running, use to reboot
- boot
- the process of loading the operating system into the computer's main memory
- boot
- Profit; gain; advantage; use
- boot
- To start a computer Re-booting, or shutting down a system, then restarting, can clear out bugs that are hampering smooth computing
- boot
- The loading of the operating system and starting of initial processes into a computer From the saying, "pulling_oneself_up_by one's_bootstraps "
- boot
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid
- boot
- To disconnect, to be involuntarily removed from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others
- boot
- Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief
- boot
- An automatic procedure begun when you first turn on or reset your computer, that loads an operating system into memory, usually from hard disk A set of constructions contained in ROM begin executing, first running a series of power-on self tests (POST) to check that devices such as hard disks are in working order, then locating and loading the operating system, and finally, passing control of the computer over to that operating system
- boot
- To punish by kicking with a booted foot
- boot
- How to start your computer Sometimes a program failure will lock up your computer and you'll need to restart, or "re-boot," your computer There are two kinds: a cold boot, which is where you turn the power off and back on, and a warm boot, which is where you restart your computer by pressing the CTRL, ALT and DELETE keys at the same time Back to Top
- boot
- If you get the boot or are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with. She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot
- boot
- When a computer is turned on, a small program runs which then loads the disk operating system (DOS) This small program is called the boot program You "boot" your computer when you turn it on You can "reboot" the computer three different ways: Simultaneously press CTL-ALT-DEL Press the reset button (if your computer has one) Turn the computer off, wait 3-4 seconds, turn it back on
- boot
- If you boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard. He booted the ball 40 yards back up field
- boot
- The boot of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping. He opened the boot to put my bags in
- boot
- Short for "bootstrap " The process by which a computer starts running an operating system when power is applied
- boot
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
- boot
- The act or process of bootstrapping
- boot
- Cash or property of a type not included in the definition of a nontaxable exchange The receipt of boot will cause an otherwise tax-free transfer to become taxable to the extent of the lesser of the fair market value of the boot or the realized gain on the transfer Examples of nontaxable exchanges that could be partially or completely taxable due to the receipt of boot include transfers to controlled corporations and like-kind exchanges
- boot
- Sacked, dismissed
- boot
- Booty; spoil
- boot
- A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather
- boot block
- HDF5 files are composed of a "boot block" describing information required to portably access files on multiple platforms, followed by information about the groups in a file and the datasets in the file The boot block contains information about the size of offsets and lengths of objects, the number of entries in symbol tables (used to store groups) and additional version information for the file
- boot block
- The portion of your disk that contains the software to enable your Operating System to start
- boot block
- (n ) An 8-Kbyte disk block that contains information used during booting; block numbers point to the location of the /boot program on the disk The boot block directly follows the disk label
- boot block
- An area of a disk having information for loading the operating system that is needed to start a computer
- boot camp
- {i} training camp for new soldiers
- boot camp
- In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained. a training camp for people who have just joined the US Army, Navy, or Marine Corps
- boot camp
- camp for training military recruits
- boot diskette
- diskette which can be used to boot up a computer
- boot file
- A file that contains information used by an application or tool to locate and open a federated database
- boot file
- A binary file with extension boot which is read during start of an Erlang node See SASL User's Guide for more info
- boot out
- remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
- boot out
- If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it. Schools are booting out record numbers of unruly pupils. = kick out
- boot out
- put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
- boot sale
- a car boot sale (BOOT 3)
- boot sector
- first sector on a disk which the computer refers to at startup
- boot sequence
- order in which the computer searches at startup for a bootable disk or diskette on various drives
- boot up
- Sequence of events beginning with power-on and ending with your computer ready to run applications
- boot up
- The process of turning on the computer, which includes a number of functions that are performed automatically every time the power switch is turned on
- boot up
- To start up a computer system
- boot up
- The term describing the series of steps that takes place when you turn on the computer In the BOOT process, the operating system (DOS for example), is loaded into the computer's internal memory (RAM) It derives from the ancient advice, "Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps!"
- boot up
- Initialization sequence for a hardware device including configuration, error checking, and loading and configuration of devices drivers and operating software
- boot up
- Loading the system into memory from disk
- boot up
- When you boot up a computer, you make it ready to use by putting in the instructions which it needs in order to start working. I can boot up from a floppy disk, but that's all Go over to your PC and boot it up
- boot up
- To start a computer; drawn from the phrase "pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps "
- boot up
- To load an operating system into the computer's RAM (Random Access Memory)
- boot-strap
- loop at the top of a boot used to help in pulling it on
- bovver boot
- {i} (British) large heavy boot with laces (such as army boots)
- car boot sale
- an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
- car boot sale
- A car boot sale is a sale where people sell things they own and do not want from a little stall or from the back of their car. an outdoor sale where people sell things from the back of their cars
- car boot sale
- (British) garage sale, informal sale of personal possessions usually held on one's premises; informal estate sale
- clean boot
- startup of a computer without loading programs into the memory
- cold boot
- To start the computer by cycling the power A cold boot using a rescue disk (a clean floppy disk with boot instructions and virus scanning capabilities) is often necessary to clean or remove boot sector infectors
- cold boot
- (1) First software initialization of the computer (2) Software loading and checking just after the computer has been turned on
- cold boot
- To switch on a computer or start-up so the system may be loaded
- cold boot
- Starting the computer from a power-off status If your computer is off, and you turn the switch on, you're performing a Cold Boot
- cold boot
- The process of restarting a computer after it has been powered down
- cold boot
- The process of starting-up a computer from a floppy disk, so that no other programs can load into memory besides those directed by the boot software contained on the floppy Because viruses must go resident in order to damage, and some viruses are particularly good at "stealthing" themselves while in memory, many experts believe a cold boot, followed by a scan, is the only way to make certain a computer is virus-free
- cold boot
- computer is shut down completely, hard disk stops spinning, several seconds elapse at least before a restart is attempted
- cold boot
- startup from a computer which was previously turned off
- cold boot
- A method of resetting a Newton device that erases all data, removes any System Update installed, and sets the Newton OS back to factory defaults Requires the removal of all power sources to the Newton device See also Deep Reset, Soft Reset, Hard Reset, Power Reset, and System Reset Source: NFAQ
- cold boot
- Personal computers can be either cold booted or warm booted A cold boot process begins with turning on the computer's power Typically, the cold boot process consists of basic hardware checking followed by loading of the operating system from disk into memory
- cold boot
- Turning off all power to the computer, then switching it back on
- cold boot
- When a computer is not on prior to booting When attempting to remove viruses, a cold boot is recommended to avoid problems with viruses that may be running in memory
- cold boot
- The first time power is applied to a product, or a hard reset
- cold boot
- Starting the computer by turning on the power or pressing the RESET button A cold boot makes the processor execute all of the diagnostics See boot and warm boot
- cold boot
- reloading a computer's operating system by turning the power to the computer off and then back on
- cold boot
- Starting the computer by turning power on
- cold boot
- Starting or restarting a computer by resetting or turning on the power supply
- combat boot
- A boot that laces up the front and has a thick rubber outsole, worn especially by infantry
- congress boot
- an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides
- cowboy boot
- a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys
- cowboy boot
- n. A high-arched boot with a high Cuban heel and usually ornamental stitching
- dual boot
- The act of configuring a computer system to boot more than one operating system The name is something of a misnomer, as it is possible to boot more than the two operating systems the word "dual" implies
- dual boot
- The ability to boot your computer using one of two different operating systems
- dual boot
- A computer configuration that can start two different operating systems See also multiple boot
- get the boot
- get kicked; be kicked out, be fired
- give something the boot
- get rid of something, oppose something
- give the boot
- kick; get rid of, fire, dismiss
- half boot
- A low boot extending just above the ankle
- half-boot
- low boot
- hessian boot
- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
- hip boot
- very high boots; used especially for fishing
- hip boot
- A very high boot extending to the hips, worn especially by fishers
- hobnailed boot
- boot with nails placed in the sole for protection
- luggage boot
- compartment for luggage
- master boot record
- The first sector of a hard drive, which by convention contains a loader program for starting an operating system
- master boot record
- The first sector of your hard disk that contains important stuff used when you boot your computer, including a partition table and a small program to read the table The program sees which partition to boot the operating system from and then transfers program control to the boot sector of that partition
- master boot record
- The contents of the first physical sector on a hard drive This consists of the partition table, and the initial boot code which selects the active partition and boots it
- master boot record
- (MBR) The first logical sector on a disk, this is (usually) where the BIOS looks to load a small program that will boot the computer
- master boot record
- The Master Boot Record (MBR) is the information in the first sector of any hard disk or diskette that identifies how and where an operating system is located so that it can be boot (loaded) into the computer's main storage or random access memory The Master Boot Record is also sometimes called the "partition sector" or the "master partition table" because it includes a table that locates each partition that the hard disk has been formatted into In addition to this table, the MBR also includes a program that reads the boot sector record of the partition containing the operating system to be booted into RAM In turn, that record contains a program that loads the rest of the operating system into RAM
- master boot record
- A table defining up to four partitions and is the first record that is read when a system is booted-up 6 3, p126
- master boot record
- The 340-byte program located in the Master Boot Sector This program begins the boot process It reads the partition table, determines what partition will be booted from (normally C: ), and transfers control to the program stored in the first sector of that partition, which is the Boot Sector The Master Boot Record is often called the MBR, and often called the "master boot sector" or "Partition Sector"
- master boot record
- The master boot record (or MBR) is a section of a disk drive's storage space that is set aside for the purpose of saving information necessary to begin the bootstrap process on a personal computer
- master boot record
- The data structure that starts the process of booting the computer The most important area on a hard disk The MBR contains the partition table for the disk and a small amount of executable code
- master boot record
- Each bootable partition has firmware that runs in the bios This firmware historically occupies the 446 bytes before the partition table A simple master boot record simply copies the operating system from the media into memory and turns computer control over to the operating system At power up, cold boot, or warm boot, the bios searches the computer storage media until it finds a master boot record which it then executes it The search locations and order differ between different bioses Often the search order is configuratble with firmware encoded in the computer hardware with the bios The most common search order is floppy, cdrom, network, usb disk, scsi disk, ide disk A more complex master boot record, called a boot manager, loads a program into memory that gives the user an opportunity to select which operating system to load
- master boot record
- the information in the first sector of any disk that identifies how and where an operating system is located so that the operating system can be loaded into the computer's memory
- moon boot
- a thick warm boot made of cloth or plastic, worn in snow and cold weather
- riding boot
- a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit
- rubber boot
- Rubber boots are long boots made of rubber that you wear to keep your feet dry