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installable file systema filesystem API in MS-DOS/PC DOS 4.x, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system to recognize and load drivers for file systems.
disk operating systemnoun(computing, software) A type of computer operating system that requires a disk drive for secondary storage to manage files and load programs.
dos apian API which originated with 86-DOS and is used in MS-DOS/PC DOS and other DOS-compatible operating systems.
cd-romnouncompact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer
enhanced cda certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both compact disc and CD-ROM players.
floppy-disk controllerA floppy-disk controller is a hardware component that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive.
compact disc digital audioCompact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA or CD-DA), also known as Digital Audio Compact Disc or simply as Audio CD, is the standard format for audio compact discs.
microsoft product activationa DRM technology used by Microsoft in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite.
dos extendernoun(computing) An application which allows software to run in protected mode, even though the host operating system runs only in real mode.
chkdskIn computing, (short for "check disk") a system tool and command in DOS, Digital Research FlexOS, IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and related operating systems.
boot disknoun(computing) A computer disk holding a bootstrap loader and an operating system.
cd ripperA CD ripper, CD grabber, or CD extractor is software that rips raw digital audio in Compact Disc Digital Audio format tracks on a compact disc to standard computer sound files, such as WAV or MP3.
diskpartIn computing, diskpart is a command-line disk partitioning utility included in Windows 2000 and later Microsoft operating systems, replacing its predecessor, fdisk.
himem.sysa DOS device driver which allows DOS programs to store data in extended memory according to the Extended Memory Specification.
master boot recordnoun(computing, software) A type of boot sector in the first few blocks of partitioned computer mass storage devices.
directxMicrosoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.
iexpressIExpress, a component of Windows 2000 and later versions of the operating system, is used to create self-extracting packages from a set of files.
client/server runtime subsystemThe Client/Server Runtime Subsystem, or csrss.exe, is a component of the Windows NT family of operating systems that provides the user mode side of the Win32 subsystem.
clonecdproprietary optical disc authoring software that makes exact, 1:1 copies of music and data CDs and DVDs, regardless of any digital rights management restrictions.
clonecd control fileA CloneCD Control File is a text descriptor with the extension .ccd used by CloneCD to store the subcode data of a CD/DVD image.

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