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Primary (partition)
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Primary (Partition) (Computer Virus) 
A primary partition is referenced in the Master Boot Record partition table and is normally used to contain operating systems and their associated application files. One primary partition on a drive will be active at a time, and any others will typically be hidden and inaccessible (for purposes of DOS compatibility and in order to prevent data corruption between operating systems). A four-primary-partition limit exists on all PC hard drives; one of these primary partitions can be an extended partition, which can contain any number of logical partitions.
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