trackloader

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noun

A custom software loading technique that streams data directly from the tracks of a floppy disk, bypassing the operating system.

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Meanings

nountrackloader (plural trackloaders)

plural trackloaders

  1. computingA custom software loading technique that streams data directly from the tracks of a floppy disk, bypassing the operating system.

    When using a trackloader, data chunks were put next to each other in neighbouring disk sectors in proper order and the computer did not need to seek file fragments.

    2016, Polgár Tamás, Freax: The Brief History of the Computer Demoscene

Origin

track + loader

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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