"master boot record" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-master boot record.wav Forms: master boot records [plural]
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  1. (computing, software) A type of boot sector in the first few blocks of partitioned computer mass storage devices. Categories (topical): Computing, Software

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