Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turboload

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tur-boload
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.

Example Sentences

"Even headerless LOADs will work with the Sprint, though be warned, it can't cope with the now common turboload."
"Saboteur and Turbo Esprit (I bought both) have one turboload side and one ordinary load. So if you do have problems with the fast load, you can load in the other side."
"I don't think the Server64 is being taken any further, the programmer was losing interest when I emailed him a few months ago and it can't accept turboloads […]"

Etymology

From turbo- + load.

Inflected Forms

turboloads (plural)

Synonyms

fastloader speedloader turboloader

Questions

What does turboload mean?: A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.
Where does turboload come from?: From turbo- + load.

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