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Booter

//ˈbuːtɚ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A program or process that boots.

    "JavaOS works with a variety of booters."

  2. 2
    A fan of the ReBoot CGI-animated television series.
  3. 3
    A game that is launched by booting directly from the floppy disk containing the game program, rather than starting the program from within the computer's standardized operating system.

    "To allow full use of the system's limited resources and prevent users from making pirated copies of the game, the first version of Microsoft Flight Simulator was a booter, rather than being run from within DOS."

  4. 4
    The floppy disk used to launch a game in such a manner.
  5. 5
    A person who plays association football.
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  1. 6
    The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water. Canada, slang

    "“Argghh, a booter,” Sally groaned when she sloshed across a puddle too wide to jump."

Etymology

From boot + -er.

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