[linux-elitists] What does "image" mean in the context of "bootable linux image"?

[Don Warner Saklad]

What does "image" mean in the context of "bootable linux image"? Examples...

Description
32GB micro SD Card preloaded with a bootable Linux image for the PengPod device of your choice. All cards will be class 4 or faster.
http://www.pengpod.com/pengstore/index.php/msd32.html#description


http://www.google.com/search?q="bootable+linux+image"&tbm=isch


image, n. in OED Oxford English Dictionary might be accessed via favorite public or college libraries' websites databases
Or at
http://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/verify?resource=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com
http://www.oed.com





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[Tony Godshall]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_image

Post by Don Warner Saklad
What does "image" mean in the context of "bootable linux image"? Examples...
Description
32GB micro SD Card preloaded with a bootable Linux image for the PengPod device of your choice. All cards will be class 4 or faster.
http://www.pengpod.com/pengstore/index.php/msd32.html#description
http://www.google.com/search?q="bootable+linux+image"&tbm=isch
image, n. in OED Oxford English Dictionary might be accessed via favorite public or college libraries' websites databases
Or at
http://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/verify?resource=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com
http://www.oed.com
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