Definitions

1. noun

A person who boots a computer system or a program; a device that boots a system or a program.

“The computer technician is a skilled booter who can quickly resolve the system’s startup issues.”

2. noun

A device or program used to broadcast malicious traffic over a network, typically to overwhelm a victim’s network or system with traffic.

“The cybersecurity team detected a botnet operating as a booter to launch a denial-of-service attack on the company’s servers.”

3. verb

To boot a computer system or a program.

“The user had to boot the system from a USB drive to restore the original operating system.”

4. verb

To overwhelm a network or system with traffic, typically in a denial-of-service attack.

“The hacker bootered the company’s website, making it inaccessible to customers.”