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English
Etymology
From boot + block.
Noun
boot block (plural boot blocks)
- (computing) A dedicated block usually at the beginning (first block on first track) of a storage medium that holds special data used to start a system. Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms boot block and boot sector interchangeably.
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Translations
first block to start a system
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 啟動塊／启动块 (qǐdòngkuài)
- Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: käynnistyslohko
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