Definition: Boot Record


A file system table of the FAT and NTFS file systems, containing information about one partition. (Often referred to as Boot sector, Boot block, or Boot Track)




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Primary Partition

The partition where the operating system files are stored. To start your operating system from a hard disk, it must have a primary partition. You must also make the primary partition active.

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