turboload

English

Etymology

From turbo- +‎ load.

Noun

turboload (plural turboloads)

1. (computing, historical) A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.
   • 1985, Speed Trials (in Your Spectrum issue 14, May 1985)

     Even headerless LOADs will work with the Sprint, though be warned, it can't cope with the now common turboload.

   • 1986, “Lloyd Mangram's Forum”, in Crash, number 29:

     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.

   • 1997, Jason, “c64 Server64 Question”, in comp.sys.cbm (Usenet):

     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 […]

Synonyms

• fastloader
• speedloader
• turboloader