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Boot Disk
(redirected from Boot floppy)

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Boot Disk
Any storage disk one can use to load and run an operating system or a program on a computer. Historically, the most common boot disks have been floppy disks and CD-ROMs. Increasingly, however, flash drives are being used instead.


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