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nude: adj. 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 an extra weekend with the installation
disks.” This usage is a recent innovation reflecting the fact that
most IBM-PC clones are now delivered with an operating system pre-installed
at the factory. Other kinds of hardware are still normally delivered
without OS, so this term is particular to PC support groups.
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