The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:
boot loader – software which is stored on the
master boot record of a bootable storage disk. It is capable of loading one or
more operating systems by reading file system-based information.
A boot loader is a component in the Linux boot process, responsible for loading the operating system kernel into memory.
Some common bootloaders are:
GNU GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader
LILO (Linux Loader)
SYSLINUX
systemd-boot
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