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.
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