To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly for the success of some one or the happening of some event, with the superstitious notion that this action may have efficacy; -- usually with for; as, the crowd rooted for the home team.
In rooted trees, the common ancestor of all the taxa under study.
On Windows systems, the top-level directory on a disk drive; it is represented by a backslash (\). For example, C:\ is the root directory for drive C. On Tru64 UNIX and Linux systems, the top-level directory in the file system; it is represented by a slash (/).
The user undertaking the configuration and maintenance of a complex computer system, such as a network. This system administrator is usually the only person who has access to all parts of the system (root permissions).
User in UNIX systems with superuser power, typically the owner of the machine.
A node that has no parent. All other nodes of a tree are descendants of the root. See tree, node, child node, parent node.
the part of a tree that usually grows under the ground
The administrator account that has super-user rights on a system. See also sysop.
The primary bone at the top of the hierarchy of a skeletal animation. The Root is what is translated and/or rotated as a character moves through a level.
1. Top-level directory from which all other (sub)directories branch out. 2. On a UNIX system, the system administrator's account (also known as the superuser account). For security reasons, only the system administrator is allowed to log in as root.
This computer term actually has nothing to do with trees or root beer. Instead,...
root is the account name of the system administrator. In order to run programs as root, simply open a Terminal window, then run: $ su - This will prompt you for the password of the root user of your system, and after that you will be able to system administration tasks that require special root privileges. The root account is indicated by the # prompt, whereas '$' indicates a normal user account.
The administrator logs in to the VMware Management Interface and the console operating system with a user name of root.
The top of a directory tree of a file system, as in "the root directory." Also, the superuser in the UNIX operating system (the user with privileges over the entire system).
A root of a tree is the vertex in a tree such that there is a uniques route from the root to any other vertex in the tree. In a digraph, if a root exists, it is unique. If the tree is undirected, the any vertex can be a root.[reftucker, p.80
The administrative user account on a UNIX system that can bypass security controls. Sysadmins will log in as root when they need to perform tasks such as modifying system files, creating new user accounts, or setting up new services. The root account is also known as the superuser account. Root passwords are closely guarded by security-conscious syadmins. See also sysadmin.
The domain name system is designed as a hierarchy. The root is the highest level of the domain name system hierarchy and is represented by the "." in domain names. The root is higher in the domain name system than the top level domain. For example, for the domain "espn.com", "espn" is the second-level domain, "com" is the top level domain, and the "." is the root.
A top level directory under which all accessible files are found. See client root, server root, depot root.
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
a generalizable element that has no parent s in a given generalization hierarchy
The topmost directory or folder.
The superuser account. The superuser has all permissions. This account is used for administrative tasks and should not be used for regular work.
The superuser of a UNIX system, a special user with unlimited access to all files, directories, and commands.
the name of the superuser on a Unix system; also, the ancestor of all files on a Unix system
Under Unix, this is the account name of the superuser that can do anything, being able to override all file permissions. Generally, system administrators are said to have "root access". This means that they have access to the root account and can perform the tasks that require the freedom that root provides. root also refers to the the top-most directory (symbolically referred to as '/') in a filesystem. It should be clear from the context which meaning of root is intended. "root"'s third meaning is relevant in the context of X-Windows, when it refers to the background window (i.e.: the "desktop").
On UNIX operating systems, the name of the superuser (root). The special username root carries with it permissions to access any file and carry out other operations not permitted to ordinary users. Roughly equivalent to the Administrator username on Windows NT operating systems. See Administrators Group.
Root is the peak of the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy. Also known as the "dot."
(1) An administrative account with special privileges. For example, only the root account can load kernel extensions.(2) In graph theory, the base of a tree. (3) root directory: The base of a file system tree. (4) root file system: The primary file system off which a computer boots, so named because it includes the root node of the file system tree.
The administrator account on Linux and Unix operating systems. This account is disabled by default in Ubuntu, the Sudo command being used in its place.
b . The outermost element in an XML document that contains all other elements. It is the top node in a tree structure. See: Element, Tree
The root of a tree is the single node that is the ancestor of all of the other nodes in the tree. Since trees in computer science are usually drawn upside-down, the root of a tree is usually the uppermost node in a tree diagram.
is the superuser of any UNIX system. Typically root (aka the system administrator) is the person responsible for maintaining and supervising the UNIX system. This person also has complete access to everything on the system.
Root is the ``superuser'' of the system. Generally the system administrator will login with root privileges to administer the system. You can not login remotely as root, only from the console. It is not recommended to login as root unless you need to since accidental errors can be easily made.
The top-level directory in the Unix file system. The root directory is represented by a slash ( / ). Scientist Number 4-digit number assigned to NCAR employees and visitors for MASnet identification.
In Edubuntu, there are three different references to 'root'.(a) The root directory: This is the top level directory on your Edubuntu system, "/". (b) The root user: root is a super administrator user (often refered to as 'the super user'), often used in Linux distributions for administration purposed. In Ubuntu, administrative access is gained by the sudo command. See also: sudo (c) The root home directory: The root user's home directory is in /root. Even though it should theoretically never be used in Edubuntu, it's best to leave this directory alone (ie. not delete it).
The directory at the top of the directory tree - where the website’s home page is stored.
DOS/Windows junkies will think the term was invented for their cute li'l OSes, but root came from Unix first. It does, however, mean the same thing: the topmost directory from which all others branch out. (In Unix, it's the "/" directory; in DOS/Windows, it's "\".) Another Unix-rooted (sorry) meaning of root is the system administrator's account, which has access privileges to everything on the server.
The name of the login account given full and complete access to all system resources. Also used to describe the directory named "/"as in, "the root directory."
The top of the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy. Often referred to as the "dot."
In a hierarchy of items, the one item from which all other items are descended. The root item has nothing above it in the hierarchy. See also hierarchy, class, package.
The administrator's name on a Unix System.
The top directory of a UNIX filesystem, represented as a slash (/). Also, the login name of the superuser, a user who has the widest form of computer privileges.
1) The user who owns the operating system and controls the computer. 2) The processes of the operating system run as though a user, root, signed on and started them. The root user is all powerful and can do anything he or she wants. For this reason, the root user is often referred to as a super-user. It is also the very top of the directory tree structure.
node (see node) taken as a binary tree (see binary tree) in its own right. Every node is the root of a binary tree, but "root" is most often used to refer to a node that is not a child (see child) of any other node.
In UNIX this refers to the main system user who has full access to all files on a system. It also refers to the base directory of a file system.
The top or highest node in a tree. The origin. All the elements in a tree can be visited by traversing downward from the root.
Current and former Netscape/AOL employees who have contributed to the ODP's backend development and directory content. Related terms: Staff
The top level directory on a web server.
The node of a search tree from which all other nodes can be reached by moving down the branches. Often represents the starting state of a problem or game.
The most privileged user on UNIX machines. The root user has complete access privileges to all files on the machine.
The beginning directory on a disk. The root directory may contain disk files or pointers to other directories.
The top level in a hierarchical tree structure. The root node has no parents, but may have children. See also hierarchy, tree, parent, child.
The System Administrator account on a UNIX system.
The base of a hierarchy, such as a root class, whose descendants are subclasses. The java.lang.Object class serves as the root of the Java class hierarchy.
refers to the highest level of an organizational hierarchy, and is commonly used to specify the main directory of a site or application. The root directory of your web site contains your home page and any folders ( subdirectories) you may have created. Your domain name — such as widgetdesigns.com — represents the root directory of your site. You can access your subdirectories by appending the path of the subdirectory name to the root, such as widgetdesigns.com/subdirectory1/ or widgetdesigns.com/subdirectory1/subdirectory2/.
The specially privileged userid used to perform Unix system administration.
1. an administrative user account with special privileges. System administrators will log in as root when they need to modify system files, create new user accounts, etc. 2. root directory: The base of a file system tree. 3. root file system: The primary file system off which a computer boots, so named because it includes the root node of the file system tree.