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partition that contains the operating system folder, known as the system root. By default, in Linux, operating system files are mounted at / (the root directory).

In Linux, a single partition can be both a boot and a system partition if both /boot/ and the root directory are in the same partition.

Microsoft definition

Since Windows NT 3.1 (the first version of Windows NT), Microsoft has defined the terms as follows:

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