"boot disk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boot disks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boot disk (plural boot disks)
  1. (computing) A computer disk holding a bootstrap loader and an operating system. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: boot disc [UK] Related terms: boot, bootable, boot drive, boot floppy, boot loader, boot partition, boot sector, bootstrap, boot volume Coordinate_terms: live CD, live DVD, live USB

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