booter

noun5

1. •
   A program or process that boots.

   • JavaOS works with a variety of booters. — 1999
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.

   • 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. •
   (Canada, slang) The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

   • “Argghh, a booter,” Sally groaned when she sloshed across a puddle too wide to jump. — 1997

noun1

1. •
   A fan of the ReBoot CGI-animated television series.