Meanings
plural boot sectors · alternative bootsector
- computingA 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, bootblock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dedicated sector, usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 啟動磁區 /启动磁区
- 啟動磁區 /启动磁区 (qǐdòng cíqū)segment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
Finnish käynnistyssektori
- käynnistyssektorisegment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
French secteur d’amorçage, boot sector
- secteur d’amorçagesegment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
- boot sectorsegment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
- secteur de bootsegment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
German Bootsektor
- Bootsektorsegment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
Russian загрузочный сектор
- загрузочный сектор (zagruzočnyj sektor)segment of a storage medium that holds data used to boot
Cite this entry
boot sector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20sector
“boot sector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20sector. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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