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n. 1. [Unix] The superuser account (with user name root ) that ignores
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permission bits, user number 0 on a Unix system. The term avatar is also
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used. 2. The top node of the system directory structure; historically the
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home directory of the root user, but probably named after the root of an
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(inverted) tree. 3. By extension, the privileged system-maintenance login on
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any OS. See root mode , go root , see also wheel.
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