bare metal



bare metal

Computer hardware without an operating system. Right now, my new computer is bare metal, and I can't wait to build it and configure it just the way I want.
See also: bare, metal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fernando[fə'nændə]
Talgat-Kazakh, Tatar
MerlynMUR-linEnglish
Rochus-German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Habiba-Arabic
SaulĖ-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology