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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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