Root (disambiguation)
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A root
is the part of a plant that is below ground.
Root or Roots may also refer to:
Root
In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is not always the case, however, since a root can also be aerial or aerating . Furthermore, a stem normally occurring below ground is not exceptional either...
is the part of a plant that is below ground.
Root or Roots may also refer to:
Computing
- Root directoryRoot directoryIn computer file systems, the root directory is the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy. It can be likened to the root of a tree — the starting point where all branches originate.-Metaphor:...
, the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy - Root node, the node in a tree data structure from which every other node is accessible
- Root process, the top-most processProcess (computing)In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity. Depending on the operating system , a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.A computer program is a...
in a process hierarchy - Root user or superuser, a user on Unix-like systems, usually with full administrative privileges
- Rooting (Android OS)Rooting (Android OS)Rooting is a process that allows users of mobile phones and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control within Android's Linux subsystem with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on some devices...
, a process of giving root user access to a device running the Android operating system
- Rooting (Android OS)
- /root, the Unix superuser's home directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- RootkitRootkitA rootkit is software that enables continued privileged access to a computer while actively hiding its presence from administrators by subverting standard operating system functionality or other applications...
, malicious software designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised - ROOTROOTROOT is an object-oriented program and library developed by CERN. It was originally designed for particle physics data analysis and contains several features specific to this field, but it is also used in other applications such as astronomy and data mining....
, an object-oriented multipurpose data analysis package - Root domain, or DNS root zone, the top level of the hierarchy for a DNS system
- Root nameserverRoot nameserverA root name server is a name server for the Domain Name System's root zone. It directly answers requests for records in the root zone and answers other requests returning a list of the designated authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain...
, a server that answers requests for such a level
- Root nameserver
- ROOTS (software), a series of genealogy programs
United States
- Roots, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Jackson County
- Root, New YorkRoot, New YorkRoot is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census.The Town of Root is in the south-central part of the county and is southwest of Amsterdam.The Erie Canal passes the north part of Root....
, a town in Montgomery County - Root River (Minnesota)Root River (Minnesota)The Root River flows for through the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. It is an excellent river for canoeing...
- Root River (Wisconsin)Root River (Wisconsin)The Root River is a river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.-Course:...
Linguistics
- Root (linguistics)Root (linguistics)The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family , which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents....
, the core form of a word - TriliteralTriliteralThe roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals"...
or triconsonantal root, in Semitic languages a root containing a sequence of three consonants
Mathematics
- The nth rootNth rootIn mathematics, the nth root of a number x is a number r which, when raised to the power of n, equals xr^n = x,where n is the degree of the root...
of a number; specific examples include:- Square rootSquare rootIn mathematics, a square root of a number x is a number r such that r2 = x, or, in other words, a number r whose square is x...
- Cube root
- Square root
- In equation solvingEquation solvingIn mathematics, to solve an equation is to find what values fulfill a condition stated in the form of an equation . These expressions contain one or more unknowns, which are free variables for which values are sought that cause the condition to be fulfilled...
, a solution to a mathematical equation - A root of a function, i.e. an x-value for which the function produces a result of zero
- A root of unityRoot of unityIn mathematics, a root of unity, or de Moivre number, is any complex number that equals 1 when raised to some integer power n. Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially important in number theory, the theory of group characters, field theory, and the discrete...
, a complex number which is an nth root of one - Rooted tree, in graph theory, a treeTree (graph theory)In mathematics, more specifically graph theory, a tree is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by exactly one simple path. In other words, any connected graph without cycles is a tree...
with a one vertex designated as the root - A root systemRoot systemIn mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. The concept is fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras...
of vectors, whose elements are called roots
Music
- Root (chord)Root (chord)In music theory, the root of a chord is the note or pitch upon which a triadic chord is built. For example, the root of the major triad C-E-G is C....
, the fundamental note of a chord - Roots music (disambiguation), various styles
Performers
- ROOT!ROOT!Root! is an Australian rock group from Melbourne formed in 2007. Their music combines alt-country, blues and indie rock with elements of spoken word, satire, social commentary and post-modernism...
, an Australian alt-country band - Root (band)Root (band)Root is a Czech black metal band. It was one of the bands that sparked the increasing black metal movement in the Czech Republic. It was formed in 1987.-Current members:* Jiří "Big Boss" Valter - vocals...
, a Czech metal band - The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
, a hip-hop band from Philadelphia - Roots ManuvaRoots ManuvaRodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...
, a British rapper
Albums
- Roots (The Everly Brothers album), released in 1968
- ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll HitsROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll HitsROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits is a rare mail-order album issued by Adam VIII consisting of rough mixes of Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album. It was available through television sale for three days in January 1975 before Lennon and Apple/EMI pulled it off the market...
, released in 1975 - Roots (Sepultura album), released in 1996
- Root (album)Root (album)Root was a multimedia project based around 25 one minute guitar pieces improvised by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. These samples were sent out to around 100 people - both visual artists as well as musicians - in Hoover bags to remix or create accompanying artwork for...
, a 1999 album by Thurston Moore - Roots (Blue Mountain album)Roots (Blue Mountain album)Roots is a 2002 album by American Alternative country/roots rock group Blue Mountain.#Rye Whiskey 3:47#Rain and Snow 3:44#Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair 5:03#Banks of the Pontchartrain 5:00...
, released in 2001 - Roots (Shawn McDonald album)Roots (Shawn McDonald album)Roots is the third studio album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald.-Track listing:# Clarity – 3:25# Captivated - 4:06# Wash Me Clean - 3:54# Shadowlands - 3:21# Light - 4:27# Waltz In 3 - 4:42# Roots - 4:28# Slow Down - 2:37# Greed - 3:14...
, released in 2008 - R.O.O.T.S.R.O.O.T.S.R.O.O.T.S. is the second studio album by American rapper, Flo Rida. The album was released on March 31, 2009.-Background:...
, a 2009 album by Flo Rida
Songs
- "The RootThe RootThe Root is an English-language online magazine of African American culture launched on January 28, 2008, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Donald E. Graham. The Root is owned by The Washington Post Company through its online subsidiary, The Slate Group....
", a song by D'Angelo, on the 2000 album Voodoo - "Roots" (song), by the band Spunge on their 2002 album The Story So Far
- "Roots", a song on Witness (Show of Hands album)Witness (Show of Hands album)Witness is the ninth studio album by Show of Hands. The album was recorded in January 2006 at Presshouse Studio, Colyton, Devon, and was produced by Simon Emmerson and Simon ‘Mass’ Massey from the Afro Celts, who helped to incorporate elements of traditional African, ambient and electronic dance...
, released in 2006
Media
- Roots: The Saga of an American FamilyRoots: The Saga of an American FamilyRoots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States, and follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the U.S....
, a 1976 novel by Alex Haley- Roots (TV miniseries)Roots (TV miniseries)Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
, a 1977 miniseries based upon on the novel - Roots: The Next GenerationsRoots: The Next GenerationsRoots: The Next Generations is a 1979 television miniseries that continues the story of the family of Alex Haley from the 1880s, and their life in Henning, Tennessee, to the 1960s, with Haley researching his family history and his travels to Africa to learn of his ancestor, Kunta Kinte...
, a 1979 sequel miniseries also based upon the novel - Roots: The GiftRoots: The GiftRoots: The Gift is a 1988 television film. It is the third installment of the Roots series, which traces the maternal family history of African American author Alex Haley, starting with his fourth great-grandfather Kunta Kinte. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole...
, a 1988 television film which takes place between the second and third episodes of the original miniseries
- Roots (TV miniseries)
- Roots (play)Roots (play)Roots is the second play by Arnold Wesker in The Wesker Trilogy. The first part is Chicken Soup with Barley and the final play I'm Talking about Jerusalem. Roots focuses on Beatie Bryant as she makes the transition from being an uneducated working-class woman obsessed with Ronnie, her unseen...
, a work by Arnold Wesker - Root (organization), an organization in the world of the anime and manga series Naruto
- .hack//Roots.hack//Rootsis a 26-episode anime series, animated by studio Bee Train, that sets as a prologue for the .hack//G.U. video games. It is the first .hack TV series broadcast in HDTV . It is set seven years after the events of the first two anime series and games...
, an anime series created by Bee Train - The Root (magazine), an Internet-based magazine focusing on African-American culture
- The Roots, a location in the video game Kya: Dark LineageKya: Dark LineageKya: Dark Lineage is a third-person action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Eden Games and published by Atari...
- Root SportsRoot SportsRoot Sports is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks owned by DirecTV Sports Networks, affiliated with the overall Fox Sports Net system...
, a sports television network in the United States - Roots (film)Roots (film)Roots is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Juan de la Cruz - Esteban * Juan Cano - Don Remigio...
, a 1955 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki
Other uses
- Roots, one's cultural heritageCultural heritageCultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
- Root (surname)Root (surname)Root is a surname, and may refer to* Amanda Root , British actress* Amos Root, American beekeeper* Antony Root, British scriptwriter and drama producer* Budd Root, comic book artist* Charlie Root, American baseball player...
, a family name - Root (company)Root (company)Root is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publishing combany Orbit founded in 2000. Root's titles are eroge that contain erotic scenes.-Products:*Moonlight Lady, Released December 22, 2000...
a Japanese company that develops visual novels - Roots Canada, a Canadian garment manufacturer
- Roots type superchargerRoots type superchargerThe Roots type supercharger or Roots blower is a positive displacement lobe pump which operates by pumping fluids with a pair of meshing lobes not unlike a set of stretched gears. Fluid is trapped in pockets surrounding the lobes and carried from the intake side to the exhaust...
- A slang term meaning to have sexual intercourse, used primarily in Australia and New Zealand
- The bottom part of a toothToothTeeth are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates that are used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are embedded in the Mandible bone or the Maxillary bone and are...
- Root of penisRoot of penisThe root of the penis is triradiate in form, consisting of the diverging crura, one on either side, and the median urethral bulb.Each crus is covered by the Ischiocavernosus, while the bulb is surrounded by the Bulbospongiosus....
, the bottom part of the penis - Wing rootWing rootThe wing root is the part of the wing on a fixed-wing aircraft that is closest to the fuselage. On a simple monoplane configuration, this is usually easy to identify...
, the part of the wing on a fixed-wing aircraft that is closest to the fuselage