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bootstrap button

[′büt‚strap ‚bət·ən]
(computer science)
The first button pressed when a computer is turned on, causing the operating system to be loaded into memory. Also known as boot button; initial program load button; IPL button.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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