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.

Derived terms

• boot loader
• front-end loader
• speed loader

Translations

person or device that loads

Czech: nakladač (cs) m. Finnish: kuormaaja (fi), kuormain (fi), 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)

Anagrams

• Laredo
• ordeal
• reload