boot block
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boot block
(operating system)A program at some fixed location on a
hard disk,
floppy disk or other media, which is loaded when the
computer is turned on or rebooted and which controls the next
phase of loading the actual
operating system. The loading
and execution of the boot block is usually controlled by
firmware in
ROM or
PROM.
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