boot sector

English

Etymology

boot +‎ sector

Noun

boot sector (plural boot sectors)

(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.
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 block

Translations

segment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot

Finnish: käynnistyssektori
French: secteur d’amorçage m

German: Bootsektor m
Russian: загрузочный сектор (ru) m (zagruzočnyj sektor)

See also

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