Michael Fothergill composed on 2017-01-22 14:08 (UTC):
I run a dual boot system with debian, gentoo and windows 10 on
different partitions.
Dual means "two":
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dual
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/dual?s=t
1.of, relating to, or noting two.
2.composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold;
double:
dual ownership; dual controls on a plane.
3.having a twofold, or double, character or nature.
4.Grammar. being or pertaining to a member of the category of number, as in Old
English, Old Russian, or Arabic, that denotes two of the things in question.
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As you have three installed operating systems, you do have a multi-boot system,
as well as a triple boot system. Those with dual boot, quadruple boot, quintuple
boot, etc. systems also have multi-boot systems. Multi-boot means more than one
installed operating system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-booting
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