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Notes on  ROOT 


1. [Unix] The SUPERUSER account (with user name `root') that
ignores permission bits, user number 0 on a Unix system. The term
AVATAR is also used.

2. The top node of the system directory structure; historically the
home directory of the root user, but probably named after the root of
an (inverted) tree.

3. By extension, the privileged system-maintenance login on any OS.
See ROOT MODE, GO ROOT, see also WHEEL.


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Last Updated: 19th May 2007