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.
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