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Books to Prisoners Books to Prisoners is an umbrella term for several projects and organizations that mail free reading material to prison inmates. The first Books to Prisoners project was founded in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1973; there are approximately twenty similar projects in the United States and Canada.
Books Through Bars Books Through Bars is an American organization which works to provide quality reading material to prisoners. It was founded in 1989 by New Society Publishers of Philadelphia, an Industrial Workers of the World publisher, and has chapters across the U.
Bookstore tourism Bookstore tourism is a type of cultural tourism that promotes independent bookstores as a group travel destination. It started as a grassroots effort to support locally owned and operated bookshops, many of which have struggled to compete with large bookstore chains and online retailers.
Bookworm Adventures Bookworm Adventures is a follow-up to the word-forming computer puzzle game Bookworm from PopCap Games. Released in November 2006, Bookworm Adventures combines the "create words from sets of letters" aspect of Bookworm with several elements of a computer role-playing game.
Boole (crater) Boole is a lunar crater that lies along the northwestern limb of the Moon, to the northwest of Gerard crater. At this location it is viewed nearly from the side, and is very oblong in shape due to foreshortening.
Boole's inequality In probability theory, Boole's inequality, named after George Boole, (also known as the union bound) says that for any finite or countable set of events, the probability that at least one of the events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.
Boole's syllogistic Boolean logic is a system of syllogistic logic invented by 19th-century British mathematician George Boole, which attempts to incorporate the "empty set", that is, a class of non-existent entities, such as round squares, without resorting to uncertain truth values.
Boolean algebra In abstract algebra, a Boolean algebra is an algebraic structure (a collection of elements and operations on them obeying defining axioms) that captures essential properties of both set operations and logic operations. Specifically, it deals with the set operations of intersection, union, complement; and the logic operations of AND, OR, NOT.
Boolean algebras canonically defined Boolean algebra is a branch of abstract algebra closely related to other branches such as group theory and linear algebra. Common to these subjects is the notion of an algebra as a set together with a family of operations on that set satisfying certain equations.
Boolean datatype In computer science, the Boolean datatype, sometimes called the logical datatype, is a primitive datatype having two values: one and zero (which are equivalent to true and false). It is the special case of a binary numeric datatype of only one digit, or bit, and can also be represented in any other radix by restricting the range of allowed values for certain operations.
Boolean delay equation As a novel type of semi-discrete dynamical systems, Boolean Delay Equations (BDEs) are models with Boolean valued variables that evolve in continuous time. Since at the present time, most phenomena are too complex to be modeled by partial differential equations (as continuous infinite dimensional systems), BDEs are intended as a (heuristic) first step on the challenging road to further understanding and modeling them.
Boolean function In mathematics, a finitary boolean function is a function of the form f : Bk → B, where B = {0, 1} is a boolean domain and where k is a nonnegative integer. In the case where k = 0, the "function" is simply a constant element of B.
Boolean logic Boolean logic is a complete system for logical operations. It was named after George Boole, an English mathematician at University College Cork who first defined an algebraic system of logic in the mid 19th century.
Boolean prime ideal theorem In mathematics, a prime ideal theorem guarantees the existence of certain types of subsets in a given abstract algebra. A common example is the Boolean prime ideal theorem, which states that ideals in a Boolean algebra can be extended to prime ideals.
Boolean programming method In computer science the boolean programming method is a term used to describe a method of debugging, repairing, or bandaiding a problem in a program through excessive use of the variables of the Boolean datatype.
Boolean-valued model In mathematical logic, a Boolean-valued model is a generalization of the ordinary Tarskian notion of structure or model, in which the truth values of propositions are not limited to "true" and "false", but take values in some fixed complete Boolean algebra.
Boom (2003 film) Boom (Hindi: बूम, Urdu: بُوم) is a Bollywood film that was released on September 19, 2003. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, Padma Lakshmi, Madhu Sapre, Katrina Kaif and Zeenat Aman.
Boom (sailing) In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot (bottom) of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot of the sail flatter when the sail angle is away from the centerline of the boat.
Boom (windsurfing) A boom in the context of windsurfing is a piece of equipment that attaches to the mast, providing structural support for the sail. Early booms were tied on to the mast using rope, but most newer booms use a clamp mechanism for attachments.
Boom barrier A boom barrier is a bar, or pole pivoted in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. Typically the tip of a boom gate rises in a vertical arc to a near vertical position.
Boom Bip Bryan Hollon, aka Boom Bip, is a producer and musician who experiments with many different genres and has developed a sound of his own. His music is mostly instrumental, but over the course of his career he has collaborated with several vocalists.
Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom was Tom Tom Club's 1988 album and included the band's cover of the Lou Reed track "Femme Fatale". The track "Suboceana" was released as a single in the UK in late 1988 and received some radio airplay.
Boom Boom Kid Boom Boom Kid (Argentina, Hardcore punk singer) is the artistic name that Carlos Rodrigues (also known as "Nekro") started to use around 2000. He started a solo career as a singer before his former band Fun People split.
Boom Boom Rocket Boom Boom Rocket is an upcoming console video game developed by for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service. Boom Boom Rocket marks the first rhythm action title for the Live Arcade service and is being developed by Geometry Wars creators Bizarre Creations.
Boom Boom Satellites Boom Boom Satellites are a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of Michiyuki Kawashima and Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly coined as big beat or nu skool breaks, and they are heavily influenced by jazz, they are famous for using a lot of electric guitars and the final product often has a strong rock or punk flavor.
Boom Crash Opera Boom Crash Opera are a pop-rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. Initially based around the songwriting partnership of Richard Pleasance (Guitar/Bass/Vocals 1985 - 1992) and Peter Farnan (Guitar/Bass/Keys/Vocals) Boom Crash Opera also includes Dale Ryder (Lead Vocals), Peter Maslen (Drums), Greg 'Spock' O'Conner (Keys/Guitar) and Ian Tilley (Bass/Vocals 1992 - Present).
Boom Dot Bust Boom Dot Bust is a comedy album recorded by The Firesign Theatre and released in 1999 on Rhino Records. It was a follow-up to the highly praised Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death from the previous year, continuing a brief resurgence of the foursome's legendary success from 1968-75.
Boom Gaspar Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar (born 1953 in Waimānalo, Hawai'i) is a piano/keyboard/organ player who has toured with the Seattle rock band Pearl Jam since 2002. Eddie Vedder first met Boom while surfing in Hawaii.
Boom Chicago Boom Chicago is an improvisational comedy theater, founded in Amsterdam in 1993 by a group of American tourists, who named it after their hometown. Although many visitors believe the theater to be European, it is purely American based; in fact, for a long time the city of Amsterdam refused to include it into the official list of Dutch theaters, because Boom Chicago was considered "foreign".
Boom operator (media) A boom operator is an assistant of the production sound mixer. The principal responsibility of the boom operator is microphone placement, sometimes using a "fishpole" with a microphone attached to the end and sometimes, when the situation permits, using a "boom" (most often a "fisher boom") which is a special piece of equipment that the operator stands on and that allows precise control of the microphone at a much greater distance away from the actors.
Boom PSX N64 USB Adapter Boom PSX N64 USB Adapter (also known as Boom PSX N64 USB Converter) is an adapter used by many emulators. It allows the connection of both a Nintendo 64 controller and a Playstation controller to the computer through a USB port.
Boom Shack-A-Lak Apache Indian's smash hit song "BOOM-SHACK-A-LAK" has been featured on over 70 TV commercials worldwide including a LYNX advertisement with Jennifer Aniston. It has also been included in Hollywood movies: Dumb & Dumber starring Jim Carrey, Threesome, Clueless and more recently Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
Boom Town (film) Boom Town was a 1940 Hollywood film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, and Frank Morgan. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine titled "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" provided the inspiration for the film.
Boombamela Boombamela is a former Shanti / New Age and currently a Mainstream festival held annually on Chol HaMoed Pesach (Intermediate Days of Passover) in Israel since 1999, described by its organisers as "a place for meeting, experiencing, crossing borders and transcending social limitations through music, creation, and connection with nature."
Boomburb Boomburb is a neologism for a large, rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of urban core cities. Like edge city, an older and more widely accepted term, it describes a relatively recent phenomenon in North America.
Boomer (film) Boomer (Russian title: Бумер; Boomer) is a 2003 film directed by Pyotr Buslov. The plot is about four people who get into trouble with the law and have to leave the city using a black BMW (the "boomer" of the title).
Boomer (porn star) Boomer, also known as The Boomer or Stoolboom, was an American porn star in the late 1980s and 1990s. He appeared in a series of films by "First Class Male", namely Puppy Tales, Puppy Tales II, and Puppy Wags.
Boomer and Sooner (mascots) Boomer and Sooner are two new mascots of the University of Oklahoma and its sports teams, the Oklahoma Sooners. The main mascot present at football games is the Sooner Schooner, a Conestoga wagon, pulled by two crème white ponies, Boomer and Sooner.
Boomer Esiason Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961 in West Islip, New York, grew up in East Islip, New York) is a former quarterback with the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals (1984-1992, 1997), the New York Jets (1993-1995) and the Arizona Cardinals (1996). In 2004, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.
Boomer Grigsby James Harvey Grigsby (born November 15, 1981 in Canton, Illinois) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was selected with the second pick of the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Illinois State University.
Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is the local version of Boomerang, which started in July 2001, carrying the same "classic aniamtion" format as its US sister network. In April 3 2006, Boomerang Latin America was relaunched as a general children's network, becoming a version of Cartoon Network's sister network in India, POGO, featuring live-action programming, recent cartoons, movies, and retaining its classic cartoons in late night.
Boomerang (roller coaster) Boomerang is a model of roller coaster built by Vekoma, and named after the sporting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. The first Boomerang began operation in 1984, and it has since become one of the most repeated roller coaster designs in the world, with 43 operating roller coasters as of 2006, and another 3 "Standing But Not Operating" or in storage.
Boomerang (TV channel) Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. There are also channels in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Latin America and some Eastern Europe countries.
Boomerang (video) "Boomerang" (1974), is a video by Richard Serra in which the artist taped Nancy Holt as she talks and hears her words played back to her after they have been delayed electronically. Because of the delay, Holt finds it very difficult to talk and even think.
Boomerang effect In social marketing, the Boomerang Effect occurs as a result of attempted attitude change. If someone makes a strong attempt to change a prospect's attitude toward a subject, the prospect will counter with an equally strong response, even if prior to the confrontation, the prospect held a weak attitude toward the subject.
Boomerang engineer A boomerang engineer is a person who designs intricate versions of boomerangs, the throwing stick used by indigenous Australians, which are composed of two or more wings, or arms. These wings are airfoil shapes and as such are subject to a fairly well-known set of aerodynamic forces and effects.
Boomerang Zoo Boomerang Zoo is a 60 minute block of shorts produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that airs on the Boomerang television network in the US. Featured characters include Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Magilla Gorilla and Grape Ape.
Boomeritis Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free is a 2002 novel by the philosopher Ken Wilber. Boomeritis, according to Wilber, is the deadly combination of a modern, liberal, egalitarian worldview and a deep unquestioned narcissism.
Boomeroid In the anime Bubblegum Crisis, any person who has had more than seventy percent of their body replaced with mechanical parts is classified as a boomeroid and is treated as such by the law. As part of the Boomer Law, boomeroids are to be handled (often fatally) by the AD Police, as opposed to the normal law enforcement officers of Megatokyo.
Boomers! Parks Boomers! Parks is a chain of family amusement centers which feature indoor activities including carousels, kiddie swings, restaurants, musical shows and video arcades; and outdoor activities including miniature golf, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, go-karts, kiddie roller coasters, and laser tag.
Boomfancy Boomfancy was a DIY punk band with members from Little Rock, Arkansas and New York, New York. The band formed in May 2000 as Anna Newell and Mike Lierly began practicing as a two-piece, writing songs tentatively for their band Soophie Nun Squad.
Boomsday Boomsday is an annual fireworks celebration that takes place on Labor Day weekend in Knoxville, TN. It is sponsored by the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation in conjunction with local radio stations of Journal Broadcast Group (HOT 104.
Boomslang (comics) Boomslang is an Australian supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe, most notably a member of the Serpent Society. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer, and first appeared in Captain America #341 in May 1988.
Boomtown A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although the term can also be applied to communities growing very rapidly for different reasons, such as a proximity to a major metropolitan area, huge construction project, attractive climate, or popular attraction.
Boomtown (community) Boomtown is a multinational gaming community - as well as Internet cafe - originally started in Denmark. They have since expanded to other countries, including England and Sweden, and have plans for expanding to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Boomtown Theatre Boomtown Theatre is a multimedia performance theatre/ restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida which houses a number of experimental performance groups and whose mission statement is to help foster new types of performance art while simultaneously creating a self subsidizing cultural venue.
Boon Brewery The Boon Brewery (Brouwerij F. Boon) is a Belgian brewery situated in Lembeek, near Brussels, that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional variety, but using distinctly modern brewing techniques and equipment.
Boon Island The first time Boon Island, the barren piece of land off the Maine coast, was known was when a coastal trading vessel, the Increase, was wrecked on it in the summer of 1682. The four survivors—three white men and one Indian—spent a month on the island, living on fish and gulls' eggs.
Boon Rawd Brewery Boon Rawd Brewery (Thai: บริษัท บุญรอดบริวเวอรี่ จำกัด) is an Asian brewery founded in 1933 by Boonrawd Srethabutra in Thailand. The best known product is the pale lager Singha.
Boon Tat Street Boon Tat Street (Chinese: 文达街) is a street in Singapore within the Downtown Core and Outram Planning Area of the Central Area. The street extends from Amoy Street at its western end to the junction of Shenton Way and Raffles Quay.
Boonah, Queensland Boonah is a town of approximately 3000 persons and the administrative centre of the Boonah Shire Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is 84 km southwest of the state capital Brisbane.
Boondox Boondox is a southern rap artist from Covington, Georgia. Boondox is the first rapper on the infamous Psychopathic Records label not to hail from a city environment - instead, according to label-mate Violent J, Boondox comes from "the crops".
Boone and Crockett Club The Boone and Crockett Club is a conservationist organization, founded in the United States in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt. The original name was intended to honor Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, who were seen as ethical hunters and honest men who loved the outdoors and manly pursuits.
Boone County Fire Protection District The Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Boone County, Missouri. BCFPD is the largest volunteer fire department in the state, and the third largest fire service organization overall, protecting 532 square miles of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property and over 50,000 people.
Boone Logan Boone Logan (born August 13, 1984 in San Antonio, Texas) is a left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox. He was selected in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft by the White Sox.
Boone Pickens Stadium Boone Pickens Stadium, formerly known as Lewis Field, is home to the Oklahoma State University college football program. Boone Pickens Stadium, the home of Oklahoma State Football, is a far cry from what the student body expected when they were renaming the field before the 1914 football season.
Boone Stutz Jeffrey Boone Stutz is a former tight end and long snapper for Texas A&M University and currently plays long snapper for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. Stutz is the son of Barbara and Paul Stutz of Arlington, Texas.
Boone's Station [monument, placed in 1967 by the Daughters of the American Revolution], marks the site of Boone Station. On the monument are the names of five Boone family members thought at the time to have been buried there, although three of the men listed were killed elsewhere and were probably buried where they died.
Boonesboro, Missouri Boonesboro, Howard County, Missouri, USA is located on Route 87 midway between Boonville and Glasgow in the historical Boone's Lick country. The community was founded in 1840 and is named for the family of frontiersman Daniel Boone.
Boonesborough, Kentucky Boonesborough, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, located in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River. It is named for its principal founder, legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone, who lived there from 1775 to 1779.
Boong-Ga Boong-Ga Developed by the Korean company "Taff System" for the Korean and Japanese market (supposedly unreleased, however at least one source cites playing the game in a Japanese arcade), Boong-Ga Boong-Ga (붕가붕가, also known as Spank 'em ) is the first arcade game that simulates anal probing. You select from eight characters like "Mother-in-Law," "Con artist," and "Child Molester" and then you ram a giant plastic finger into a jeans-covered bottom which protrudes out from the arcade unit next to the words "HAVE A FUN!!
Boons offered to Kaliyan Kaliyan was the sixth fragment of Kroni, the primordial Manifestation of Evil according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the Holy book of Ayyavazhi. Since Kaliyan as illusion spread into the minds of the Human Beings of the World, the boons claimed by him came into the world through the activities of human beings.
Boonville Correctional Center Boonville Correctional Center (BCC) is located at 1216 East Morgan Street in Boonville, Missouri. It is a medium security (C-3) state penitentiary facility housing approximately 1,100 inmates, predominantly youthful first offenders, albeit that demographic has altered somewhat in the past several years.
Booples Booples are characters in a children's animaton Bible verse song DVD. The stories are about life situations where the Booples seek wisdom from the Bible and songs containing the verses used help apply the message.
Boorooma, New South Wales Boorooma is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, located in the city's north, beyond the floodplains of the Murrumbidgee River. The locality is a southern neighbour of Charles Sturt University and is located directly to the east of the suburb of Estella and to the north of the Olympic Highway.
Booroorban, New South Wales Booroorban is a community in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 47 kilometres south of Hay and 55 kilometres north from Pretty Pine.  The community sits alongside the Booroorban State Forest.
Booshway A leader well versed in primitive Rendezvous, with some experience in organizing services and activities for large groups of buck-skinners; a coach, a mediator, an enforcer, a carpenter, a public relations expert, a landscaper, a plumber and more.
Booska is the name of a cute, friendly human-sized kaiju (monster) that looks like a cross between a bucktoothed teddy bear and a giraffe. It was originally an iguana until its owner fed it experimental food, a similar concept to the cartoon Ned's Newt.
Boost controller Boost control is the principle of controlling the boost level produced in the intake manifold of a turbocharged or supercharged engine by affecting the air pressure delivered to the pneumatic and mechanical wastegate actuator. Boost controllers can be as simple as a manual boost controller which can be easily fabricated oneself.
Boost converter A boost converter (step-up converter) is a power converter with an output dc voltage greater than its input dc voltage. It is a class of switching-mode power supply (SMPS) containing at least two semiconductor switches (a diode and a transistor) and at least one energy storage element.
Boost C++ Libraries The Boost C++ libraries are a collection of peer-reviewed, open source libraries that extend the functionality of C++. The libraries are licensed under the Boost Software License, designed to allow Boost to be used with both open and closed source projects.
Boost gauge A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine. They are commonly mounted on the dashboard, on the driver's side pillar, or in a radio slot.
Boost Mobile Boost Mobile is an Irvine, CA brand of mobile phone launched in Australia (Over Optus) in 2000 and in New Zealand (Over Telecom New Zealand) in 2001. The Boost brand is primarily marketed to the teenager and young adult demographic.
Boost phase The boost phase is the portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle during which the booster and sustainer engines operate until it reaches peak velocity. This phase can take 3 to 4 minutes (for a solid rocket shorter than for a liquid-propellant rocket), the altitude at the end of this phase is 150-200 km, and the typical burn-out speed is 7 km/s.
Booster dose After initial immunization, a booster injection or Booster dose is essentially a reexposure to the immunizing antigen. It is intended to increase your immunity against that antigen back to protective levels after it has been shown to have decreased or after a specified period of time (eg tetanus shot boosters every 10 years).
Booster engine A booster engine for steam locomotives is a small two-cylinder steam engine back-gear-connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by the engineer.
Booster Juice Booster Juice is a Canadian fresh juice and smoothie bar specializing in health-conscious smoothies comprised of a pure juice, fruit sorbet or vanilla frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, fresh yogurt and ice. Founded in 1997 in Sherwood Park, Alberta (a suburb of Edmonton), the company has grown to have 123 locations in Canada, 10 in the United States, five in Saudi Arabia and one in Dubai.
Booster separation motor The booster separation motor on the Space Shuttle is a small rocket motor that separates the reusable solid rocket motors from the shuttle before the shuttle leaves the atmosphere. This separation occurs after about 2 minutes of burn time of the reusable solid rocket motors, and firing of the booster separation motors takes less than a second.
Boosterism Boosterism is the act of "boosting" or otherwise promoting one's town, city or organization, with the goal of improving the overall quality of the city or organization, as well as its public perception. This can be as simple as "talking up" the entity at a party, or as elaborate as establishing a visitors' bureau.
Boosterspice In Larry Niven's Known Space universe, boosterspice is a compound that increases the longevity and reverses aging of human beings. With the use of boosterspice, humans can easily live into hundreds of years and, theoretically, it can extend life indefinitely.
Boot A boot is a type of shoe that covers at least the foot and the ankle and sometimes extends up to the knee or even the hip. Most have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece.
Boot camp (correctional) Boot camps have been part of the correctional and penal system of the United States for the last 25 years. Modeled after military recruit training camps, the programmes are based on shock incarceration grounded on military techniques.
Boot Camp Boot Camp is a software assistant made available by Apple Computer that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Home, Professional, and Media Center Editions only, not Tablet PC Edition) on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing HFS+ partition, if necessary) of their hard drives and creating a CD image with device drivers for Windows XP.
Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik are an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Buckshot (of Black Moon), Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Ruck, aka Sean Price, and Rock) and O.
Boot device A boot device gets a computer up and running, kick starting itself from simple startup processes to a full operating system. It is named after bootstrapping, which means to use something simple that, bit by bit, develops more complex capabilities on top of the simpler ones, essentially "pulling itself up by its own bootstraps".
Boot Hill Boot Hill (or Boothill) is the name for any number of cemeteries, chiefly in the American West. During the 19th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters, or those who "died with their boots on" (i.
Boot jack A Boot Jack, sometimes known as a Boot Device, is a small tool which aids in the removal of boots. It consists of a U-shaped mouth which grips the heel of the boot, and a flat area to which weight can be applied.
Boot money scandal Boot money has been a phenomenon in amateur sport for centuries. The term "boot money" became popularized in the late 1880's when British football leagues prohibited professionalism, but it was not unusual for players to find half a crown (12-and-a-half pence) in their boots after a game.
Boot sector A boot sector is a sector of a hard disk, floppy disk, or similar data storage device that contains code for bootstrapping programs (usually, but not necessarily, operating systems) stored in other parts of the disk.
Bootable floppy A bootable floppy refers to a floppy disk that has the ability to contain an operating system and load it on start-up. Other mediums can also be used for this purpose and collectively they are called boot disks.

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