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nude
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adj. Said of machines delivered without an operating system (compare bare
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metal ). We ordered 50 systems, but they all arrived nude, so we had to
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spend an extra weekend with the installation disks. This usage is a recent
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innovation reflecting the fact that most IBM-PC clones are now delivered
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with an operating system pre-installed at the factory. Other kinds of
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hardware are still normally delivered without OS, so this term is particular
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to PC support groups.
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