boot disk

noun

boot disk

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A computer disk holding a bootstrap loader and an operating system.

Related terms
boot, bootable, boot drive, boot floppy, boot loader, boot partition, boot sector, bootstrap, boot volume
Coordinate terms
live CD, live DVD, live USB

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