4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nude \Nude\, a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.]
1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as a nude statue.
2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as a nude
contract. See {Nudum pactum}. --Blackstone.
{The nude}, the undraped human figure in art. -- {Nude"ly},
adv.- {Nude"ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
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 a 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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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)
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