Root
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Root is the name of the administrator account in Unix systems.
Framework senses
- §1
- Root is the name of the administrator account in Unix systems.
- §1
- the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
- §2
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- §3
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
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- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- §6
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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- (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
- §8
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number