Usually means: Initial code for system startup.
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  1. boot block: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. boot block: Wiktionary
  3. boot block: Dictionary.com
  4. boot block: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. boot block: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. boot block: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (boot block)

noun:  (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.

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