autoloader (English, noun)
expansion: autoloader (plural autoloaders)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: A semi-automatic firearm.
Forms:
form: autoloaders
tags: plural