multiboot

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adjective

Having several operating systems available, such that any of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

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

adjectivemultiboot (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingHaving several operating systems available, such that any of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰew-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*bautaną
  8. Frankish*bautander.?
  9. Old Frenchbote
  10. Middle Englishbote
  11. Englishboot
  12. Englishmultiboot

From multi- + boot.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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