boot block

See also: bootblock

English

Alternative forms

• bootblock

Etymology

From boot +‎ block.

Noun

boot block (plural boot blocks)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• boot sector

Translations

first block to start a system

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 啟動塊 / 启动块 (qǐdòngkuài)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: käynnistyslohko

See also

• block
• MBR
• sector