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boot
Short for bootstrap. To load an operating system into memory.
boot device
The device from which the system bootstrap software is acquired.
boot flags
A flag is a system parameter set by the user. Boot flags contain
information that is read and used by the bootstrap software
during a system bootstrap procedure.
boot server
A computer system that provides boot services to remote devices
such as network routers.
bootstrap
The process of loading an operating system into memory.
bugcheck
A software condition, usually the response to software’s detection
of an ‘‘internal inconsistency,’’ which results in the execution of
the system bugcheck code.
bus
A collection of many transmission lines or wires. The bus
interconnects computer system components, providing
a communications path for addresses, data, and control
information or external terminals and systems in a
communications network.
bystander
A system bus node (CPU, standard I/O, or memory) that is not
addressed by a current system bus commander.
byte
A group of eight contiguous bits starting on an addressable byte
boundary. The bits are numbered right to left, 0 through 7.
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