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Boot disk

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000125

A storage device, such as a hard drive, solid-state drive, or USB flash drive, that contains the necessary files and instructions to start a computer's operating system. The computer's BIOS or UEFI firmware is configured to read from this disk during the boot process. It is also known as a startup disk.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000125
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000125",
  "term": "Boot disk",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A storage device, such as a hard drive, solid-state drive, or USB flash drive, that contains the necessary files and instructions to start a computer's operating system. The computer's BIOS or UEFI firmware is configured to read from this disk during the boot process. It is also known as a startup disk.",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/boot-disk/"
}

Record 140 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.