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history: rephrase note on on the term "BIOS"
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Signed-off-by: Daniel Maslowski <[email protected]>
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Expand Up @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Starting around 2000, BIOS has been largely replaced by the standardized
Many UEFI implementations still offer a BIOS compatibility mode called CSM
(Compatibility Support Module), which makes it behave like an old BIOS.

BIOS is also a misused term for system firmware nowadays. You may still hear
"BIOS" in reference to system firmware, such as UEFI or even LinuxBoot. However,
as "BIOS" refers to a specific type of firmware, UEFI is definitely _not_ BIOS,
just like LinuxBoot is not BIOS in the original sense.
Note that the term "BIOS" is sometimes misused to refer to the general concept
of _system firmware_, such as UEFI or even LinuxBoot. However, as "BIOS" refers
to firmware with specific functionality, UEFI is definitely _not_ a BIOS, nor is
LinuxBoot a BIOS in the original sense.

## LinuxBIOS

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