Loader can refer to:
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Loader (equipment)
A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move or load materials such as soil, rock, sand, demolition debris, etc. into or onto another type of machinery (such as a dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, or railroad c ...
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Loader (computing)
In computer systems a loader is the part of an operating system that is responsible for loading programs and libraries. It is one of the essential stages in the process of starting a program, as it places programs into memory and prepares them ...
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LOADER.EXE, an auto-start program loader optionally used in the startup process of Microsoft Windows ME
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Loader (surname) Loader is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Christian Loader (born 1973), Welsh rugby union player
* Clive Loader (born 1953), RAF officer and Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner
* Colin Loader (born 1931), New Zealan ...
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Fast loader
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Speedloader
A speedloader is a device used to reduce the time and effort needed to reload a firearm. Speedloaders come in a variety of forms for reloading revolvers, or the magazines used with other types of firearms such as rifles and shotguns.
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Boot loader
A bootloader, also spelled as boot loader or called boot manager and bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer.
When a computer is turned off, its softwareincluding operating systems, application code, a ...
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LOADER.COM (aka "NEWLDR"), a multi-boot loader shipping with various Digital Research, Novell, IMS, Caldera, etc. DOS-based operating systems like Multiuser DOS and DR-DOS
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LOADER.SYS, part of a LOADER.COM installation (see above)
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Clapper loader
A clapper loader or second assistant camera (2nd AC) is part of a film crew whose main functions are that of loading the raw film stock into camera magazines, operating the clapperboard (slate) at the beginning of each take, marking the actors a ...
(on a film crew, also simply known as "loader")
* A loader, a member of a crew responsible for handling and loading ammunition, such as on a howitzer or
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ...
crew
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Autoloader
An autoloader or auto-loader is a mechanical aid or replacement for the personnel that load ordnance into crew-served weapons without being an integrated part of the gun itself. The term is generally only applied to larger weapons, such as nava ...
, an automated replacement for a crewer loader
See also
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Loder Loder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew Loder (1826–1900), Australian politician
* Anne Marie Loder (born 1969), Canadian actress
* Benjamin Loder (1801–1876), American businessman and railroad executive
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NEWLDR
A master boot record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of partitioned computer mass storage devices like fixed disks or removable drives intended for use with IBM PC-compatible systems and beyond. The concept of MBR ...
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