English Explanatory Dictionary

boot block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

boot block boot blocks bootblock

Etymology

From boot + block.

Synonyms

boot sector

Related words

block MBR sector
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