nude

adj : completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waste

up"; "a nude model" [syn: {bare}, {au naturel(p)}, {naked}]

n 1: a painting of a naked figure [syn: {nude painting}]

2: as in the phrase "They swam in the nude"

3: a naked person [syn: {nude person}]

nude

Said of machines delivered without an operating system

(compare {bare metal}). "We ordered 50 systems, but they all

arrived nude, so we had to spend a an extra weekend with the

installation tapes." This usage is a recent innovation

reflecting the fact that most PC clones are now delivered with

DOS or Microsoft Windows pre-installed at the factory. Other

kinds of hardware are still normally delivered without OS, so

this term is particular to PC support groups.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-13)