ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dual-boot

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dual-boot is an adjective meaning (computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Meaning

(computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Example Sentences

In either situation, a dual-boot installation uses unpartitioned free space on the current or on another hard disk as the target.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multiboot, multiplatform, multi-platform, binary-compatible, portable, cross-platform.

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