loader

English

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Etymology

to load + -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊdə(r)

Noun

loader (plural loaders)

1. Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.

   There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved.

   The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.

2. (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
3. A tractor with a scoop, for example: bucket loader, front-end loader, wheel loader, etc.

Derived terms

• boot loader
• front-end loader
• speed loader

Translations

person or device that loads

• Czech: nakladač (cs) m
• Finnish: lataaja (fi)
• French: chargeur (fr)

• Persian: لودر (fa)
• Ukrainian: вантажник (uk) (vantázhnyk) m, заряджаючий (uk) (zaryadzháyuchyj) m

program that prepares other programs for execution

• Czech: zavaděč (cs) m
• Finnish: latausohjelma (fi)

• French: chargeur (fr)

tractor with a scoop

• Finnish: kuormaaja (fi), kuormain (fi),
• German: Radlader (de)

Anagrams

• Laredo
• ordeal
• reload