boot block

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈbuːt ˈblɑːk/
- /buːt ˈblɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈbuːt ˈblɑːk/

Definitions of boot block words

noun Technical meaning of boot block (operating system) A program on a hard disk, floppy disk or other media, which is loaded when the computer is turned on or rebooted and which controls the next phase of loading the actual operating system. The loading and execution of the boot block is usually controlled by firmware in ROM or PROM. It may be at some fixed location possibly or may be pointed to by the master boot record. 1
noun boot block (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. 0

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Parts of speech for Boot block

noun

adjective

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preposition

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