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bootloader

computer program that is used when starting a computer
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bootloader

Summary

bootloader is a software category[1]. bootloader draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #37 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • bootloader's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • bootloader is a type of computer program[4].
  • bootloader is used for booting[5].
  • bootloader's Commons category is recorded as Boot loaders[6].
  • bootloader's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boot loaders[7].
  • bootloader's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/bootloader[8].
  • bootloader's P6009 is recorded as 3324[9].

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Definition and Type

bootloader's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. bootloader is a type of computer program[4].

Use and Application

bootloader is used for booting[5].

Why It Matters

bootloader draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #37 of 263).[2] bootloader has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] bootloader is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osdev article id → 1682
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1682, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326345|Bootloader (#299326345)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n"
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