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bootIn computing, the process of starting up a computer. Most computers have a small, built-in boot program that starts automatically when the computer is switched on – its only task is to load a slightly larger program, usually from a hard disk, which in turn loads the main operating system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But I was resolved to see for myself what new mystification was going on before I trusted Rosanna's boot in the Sergeant's hands. His face was flushed with anger, and he held an old and dusty boot in one of his hands. He turned it over and over; surveyed it with a contempt no language can express; and inquired if I wished him to fix me a boot like THAT? |
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