bootblock

noun

Etymology

From boot + block.

  1. derived from *bʰelǵ-
  2. derived from *blukką
  3. derived from *blokk
  4. derived from *blok
  5. derived from blok
  6. derived from bloc
  7. inherited from blok
  8. compounded as bootblock — “boot + block

Definitions

  1. A block of storage on disk that holds the code for booting the operating system.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bootblock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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