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I'm reading a hard-to-read article and it has this sentence:
GPT-formatted disks work closely with firmware interfaces that have been established for some time as a successor to BIOS.
So as the title, what does it mean? Could you explain with some similar examples for me?
The interfaces are not new; they were established some time ago (an unspecified period). The length of time you understand it to mean depends on context. As this is computer technology, I would guess 'a few years'. If someone says they have been waiting for a bus or train for some time, they might mean 20-30 minutes.
