[nood, nyood] 
adjective, nud⋅er, nud⋅est, noun | 1. | naked or unclothed, as a person or the body. |
| 2. | without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare: a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires. |
| 3. | (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure. |
| 4. | Law. made without a consideration or other legal essential: a nude contract. |
| 5. | having the color nude. |
| 6. | a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure. |
| 7. | an unclothed human figure. |
| 8. | the condition of being unclothed: to sleep in the nude. |
| 9. | a light grayish-yellow brown to brownish-pink color. |
| nude (nōōd, nyōōd) adj. nud·er, nud·est
[Latin nūdus; see nogw- in Indo-European roots.] nude'ly adv., nu'di·ty (nōō'dĭ-tē, nyōō'-), nude'ness n. |
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.
[The Jargon File]
(1994-12-13)
