Hi Genghis,
we are getting close but not quite there yet, re-read my second paragraph.
"Zero boost is static atmospheric pressure; often referred to as "static boost" ie 29-30" MAP. They are both indications of the pressure in the inlet manifold and therefore are "the same" in a sense however, MAP uses absolute zero pressure as its datum and (usually) In Hg as the units, "boost" uses the prevailing atmospheric pressure as its datum and (usually) psi as its units."
The usual units for boost is psi and for MAP is In Hg. Think Fahrenheit and Celsius; two systems for measuring temperature but each with a different datum point and measured in units of different increments. Two different systems of measuring the same thing.
Happy landings
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