rot

n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: {putrefaction}]

2: decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition},

{rotting}, {putrefaction}]

3: a ludicrously false statement [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish

bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe},

{guff}, {hogwash}, {dogshit}]

v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose},

{molder}, {moulder}]

2: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many

prisons all over the world" [syn: {waste}]

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)