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UEFI
UEFI is a technical acronym used primarily in computing and hardware engineering. It describes a modern standard for the software that initializes hardware during the boot process. In professional and technical discourse, it is treated as a singular entity representing a specification rather than a physical object.
Because it refers to a specific industry standard, it is almost always used as an uncountable noun. You would not refer to multiple "UEFIs" on a single motherboard; instead, you would discuss "UEFI settings," "UEFI firmware," or "UEFI mode" to specify different aspects of the interface.
Meanings
Examples
You need to enter the UEFI settings to change the boot order.
Modern motherboards use UEFI instead of the old BIOS.
I wonder if this laptop supports UEFI Secure Boot.
The system failed to find a bootable device in the UEFI partition.
Just restart the computer and mash the F2 key to get into UEFI.
UEFI allows for much larger hard drives than the legacy system did.
Check if your OS is installed in UEFI mode or legacy mode.
The technician updated the UEFI firmware to fix the stability issues.