Word: bootkits
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: boot
kits
Definition: Plural of bootkit. A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it is starts executing.
Morphemes:
Affix: boot
Language: en
Meaning: startup process
Affix: root
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).
Affix: kit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.