English-Dutch translations for boot sector

Definition of boot sector

• A dedicated sector, usually at the beginning of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system

Examples

• 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.

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