noun
- Plural of autoloader; devices or mechanisms that automatically load ammunition, film, or other material into a weapon, camera, or machine.
- In software development, tools or libraries that automatically load classes, modules, or dependencies without explicit manual importing.
Usage: Common in firearms and photography contexts; Technical term
Usage: Computing/programming context; Technical term
Examples
- Modern rifles often feature autoloaders that speed up the firing process.
- The camera's autoloaders made it easy to switch between different film types.
- PHP autoloaders eliminate the need to manually require or include class files.
- The framework uses autoloaders to dynamically load dependencies at runtime.
- Autoloaders in Java help manage the classpath automatically.
- These autoloaders reduced the time needed to load ammunition during the competition.