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bootloader

British  
/ ˈbuːtˌləʊdə /

noun

  1. computing a bootstrap loader See bootstrap

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On the wishlist: Pixel 5-level cameras and an unlockable bootloader At that price point, though, I don’t think his dream phone would be a hard sell to enthusiasts.

From The Verge • May 19, 2022

Facebook is unlocking the bootloader of its discontinued Oculus Go headset and giving users full root access.

From The Verge • Sep. 27, 2021

To do this, it uses secure hardware on the device that uses cryptography to verify the bootloader code, which uses cryptography to verify the secure loading of the operating system.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2017

In its forums, Motorola announced that it "received the green light" — presumably from Verizon Wireless — to offer the bootloader unlock codes.

From The Verge • Jan. 12, 2016

The custom processor gives Sony some headrom to secure the system, and the bootloader will of course be locked down tight.

From Forbes • Feb. 21, 2013

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