A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch. 2. A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position. 3. Computers. a. An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device.
4.3. Booting from the network is only required in certain cases. Booting from the network is very usefull when you have unsupported I/O devices, diskless systems, or systems with broken hardware. Network booting is detailed below.
Usually used to mean start up the computer. Literally, the process of loading up the operating system and getting the computer ready for use. See Reboot. A boot password is a password you have to give to start up the computer.