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<glossterm>BIOS</glossterm>
<glossdef>
Basic Input/Output System, the firmware built into most personal computers which is
responsible of initializing the hardware after the computer has been turned on and
then booting an operating system. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ships with its own virtual BIOS
that runs when a virtual machine is started.
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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