bootkit

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noun

A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.

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Meanings

nounbootkit (plural bootkits)

plural bootkits

  1. computer securityA rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.

Origin

Blend of boot (“a startup process”) + rootkit.

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APA

bootkit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootkit

MLA

“bootkit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootkit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootkit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootkit.

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