bare-bones
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See also: barebones and bare bones
Adjective
bare-bones (comparative more bare-bones, superlative most bare-bones)
- Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- Meals on early space flights were bare-bones affairs; able to supply nutrition, but severely lacking in palatability.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Technology Codex entry:
- Considering their civilization endured both the immense disaster of the Scourge and the brutal kett invasion, angara possess remarkably advanced technology. Their starships, while generally small and bare-bones functional, are more than capable of keeping pace with Andromeda Initiative vessels.
- (computing) Describes a computer sold pre-assembled, but without certain essential components, often a processor, memory, and hard drive.
- Emil bought a bare-bones rig and a new CPU at the computer show, then popped in his old hard drive.
Synonyms
- (only the essentials): no-frills, skeleton
- See also Thesaurus:bare-bones
Translations
minimalist
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skeletal
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See also
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