booter — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A program or process that boots.

   Examples

   JavaOS works with a variety of booters.

   If the firmware cannot locate a booter file, you will see a flashing folder icon with a question mark.

2. A game that is launched by booting directly from the floppy disk containing the game program, rather than starting the program from within the computer's standardized operating system.

   Examples

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   To allow full use of the system's limited resources and prevent users from making pirated copies of the game, the first version of Microsoft Flight Simulator was a booter, rather than being run from within DOS.

3. The floppy disk used to launch a game in such a manner.

4. A person who plays association football.

5. The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

   Usage

   • Canada
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   soaker

   Examples

   “Argghh, a booter,” Sally groaned when she sloshed across a puddle too wide to jump.