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PXE: Preboot Execution Environment

Preboot eXecution Environment(PXE), a specification published by Intel and Systemsoft, is an environment to bootstrap computers using a network interface card independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. It makes use of IP, UDP, DHCP, TFTP, GUID/ UUID, UNDI (Universal Network Device Interface) and extends the PXE client's (the computer to be bootstrapped via PXE) firmware with a set of predefined APIs.

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PXE: Preboot Execution Environment