[syn: bare, au naturel(p), naked, nude]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nude \Nude\ (n[=u]d), a. [L. nudus. See Naked.]
1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude
contract. See Nudum pactum. --Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]
The nude, the undraped human figure in art.
[1913 Webster] -- Nude"ly, adv.- Nude"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nude
adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the
waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: bare, au naturel(p),
naked, nude]
n 1: a painting of a naked human figure [syn: nude, nude
painting]
2: without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude');
"they swam in the nude"
3: a naked person [syn: nude, nude person]
4: a statue of a naked human figure [syn: nude, nude
sculpture, nude statue]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
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)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
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.