Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boot block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
boot block
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From boot + block.

Inflected Forms

boot blocks (plural) bootblock (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

block MBR sector

Synonyms

boot sector

Questions

What does boot block mean?
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.
Where does boot block come from?
From boot + block.

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