roost

n 1: a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

2: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"

[syn: {perch}, {rest}]

2: settle down or stay, as if on a roost

root

1. The {Unix} {superuser} account (with

user name "root" and user ID 0) that overrides file

permissions. The term {avatar} is also used. By extension,

the privileged system-maintenance login on any {operating

system}.

See {root mode}, {go root}, {wheel}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-10-27)

2. {root directory}.

(1996-11-21)

3. {root node}.

(1998-11-14)