"boot sector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boot sectors [plural]
Etymology: boot + sector Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boot|sector}} boot + sector Head templates: {{en-noun}} boot sector (plural boot sectors)
  1. (computing) A dedicated sector, usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: boot block, bootblock Related terms: block, MBR, sector Translations (segment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot): 啟動磁區 (Chinese Mandarin), 启动磁区 (qǐdòng cíqū) (Chinese Mandarin), käynnistyssektori (Finnish), secteur d’amorçage [masculine] (French), Bootsektor [masculine] (German), загрузочный сектор (zagruzočnyj sektor) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-boot_sector-en-noun-H1kPMW70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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