soot

n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally

of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

[syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {smut}]

v : coat with soot

boot

(from "{bootstrap}" or "to pull oneself up

by one's bootstraps") To load and initialise the {operating

system} on a computer.

See {reboot}, {cold boot}, {warm boot}, {soft boot}, {hard

boot}, {bootstrap}, {bootstrap loader}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-11-27)