bootable

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adjective

That can be booted; from which one can boot the system.

OriginEnglish boot ← Middle English bote ← Old French bote →
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Meanings

adjectivebootable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallycomputingThat can be booted; from which one can boot the system.
nounbootable (plural bootables)

plural bootables

  1. computingA disk or other medium from which the system can be booted.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰew-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*bautaną
  3. Frankish*bautander.?
  4. Old Frenchbote
  5. Middle Englishbote
  6. Englishboot
  7. Englishbootable

From boot + -able.

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Translations

Greek εκκινήσιμος
  • εκκινήσιμος (ekkinísimos)adjective
Polish bootowalny
  • bootowalnyadjective
Cite this entry
APA

bootable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootable

MLA

“bootable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootable.

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