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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=computing">computing</a>, a <b>loader</b> is the part of an <a href="page.php?w=operating_system">operating system</a> that is responsible for loading <a href="page.php?w=computer_program">programs</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Library_%28computing%29">libraries</a>. It is one of the essential stages in the process of starting a program, as it places programs into memory and prepares them for execution. Loading a program involves either <a href="page.php?w=memory-mapped_file">memory-mapping</a> or copying the contents of</p><p>
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