x86 NASM 'org' directive meaning

Question

I am following this tutorial as a first foray into bootloader/OS development for x86 using NASM:

http://joelgompert.com/OS/TableOfContents.htm

And I\'m on Le

Answer 1

org defines where the program in question EXPECTS to be loaded into memory. Not where it actually is loaded -- that is controlled by whoever does the loading -- but where it expects to be loaded.