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.