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A speed loader of the type for a revolver. It co-locates all the cartridges into position so as to be slid into the cylinder rapidly and all at once. They are released when the knob is turned.

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Noun

speed loader (plural speed loaders)

  1. (firearms) A pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.
    Synonym: charger (sometimes hyponymous)
    Hyponym: stripper clip
    With a speed loader, a practiced user can dump and reload their revolver's cylinder surprisingly fast — even, in some cases, no slower than someone can swap magazines in a semiauto.
  2. (computing, dated) A software technique for loading programs (e.g. from cassette tape) more quickly than normally possible.
    Synonyms: turboload, turboloader

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