Dual-boot

Origin

dual boot

Full definition of dual-boot

Adjective

1. (computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.
• 2004, Mark Edward Soper, Absolute Beginner's Guide to A+ CertificationIn either situation, a dual-boot installation uses unpartitioned free space on the current or on another hard disk as the target.

Hypernyms

• multiboot