Initial Program Load

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initial program load

[i′nish·əl ′prō·grəm ‚lōd]

(computer science)

A routine, used in starting up a computer, that loads the operating system from a direct-access storage device, usually a disk or diskette, into the computer's main storage. Abbreviated IPL.

Initial Program Load

(operating system)

(IPL) The procedure used to (re-)start a computer system by copying the operating system kernel into main memory and running it. Part of the boot sequence.

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