Program which starts a computer’s operating system Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Program which starts a computer’s operating system last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOOTLOADER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOOTLOADER Program which starts a computer’s operating system (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 29, 2019
7% APP Computer program (3) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
7% USER System operator (4) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
7% CODED Did computer programming (5) Commuter Sep 24, 2025
7% APPS Computer programs (4) Commuter Aug 20, 2025
6% ADA Computer programming pioneer Lovelace (3)
6% UNIX Server operating system (4) Newsday Aug 22, 2025
6% CODE Write computer programs (4) Commuter Jul 5, 2025
6% LINUX Computer operating system (5)
6% MSDOS Computer operating system (5)

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