wood block

n : a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make

prints [syn: {woodcut}, {wood engraving}]

boot block

A program at some fixed location on a {hard

disk}, {floppy disk} or other media, which is loaded when the

computer is turned on or rebooted and which controls the next

phase of loading the actual {operating system}. The loading

and execution of the boot block is usually controlled by

{firmware} in {ROM} or {PROM}.

(1997-07-03)