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Bootsplash
Display during operating system start-up / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A bootsplash, also known as a bootscreen, is a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.
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A bootsplash can be a simple visualization of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both.
Unlike splash screens, a bootsplash is not necessarily designed for marketing purposes; it can be intended to enhance the experience of the user as eye candy, or provide the user with messages (with an added advantage of color-coding facility) to diagnose the state of the system.