Root (disambiguation)

A root is the part of a plant that is below ground.

Root or roots may also refer to:

Computing

• Root directory, 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 process in a process hierarchy
• Root user or superuser, a user on Unix-like systems, usually with full administrative privileges
  • Rooting (Android OS), a process of giving root user access to a device running the Android operating system
• /root, the Unix superuser's home directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Rootkit, malicious software designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised
• ROOT, an object-oriented multipurpose data analysis package
• Root domain, or DNS root zone, the top level of the hierarchy for a DNS system
  • Root nameserver, a server that answers requests for such a level
• ROOTS (software), a series of genealogy programs

Geography

Switzerland

• Root, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Lucerne

United States

• Roots, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Jackson County
• Root, New York, a town in Montgomery County
• Root River (Minnesota)
• Root River (Wisconsin)

Linguistics

• Root (linguistics), the core form of a word
• Triliteral or triconsonantal root, in Semitic languages a root containing a sequence of three consonants

Mathematics

• The nth root of a number; specific examples include:
  • Square root
  • Cube root
• In equation solving, 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 unity, a complex number which is an nth root of one
• Rooted tree, in graph theory, a tree with a one vertex designated as the root
• A root system of vectors, whose elements are called roots

Music

• Root (chord), the fundamental note of a chord
• Roots music (disambiguation), various styles

Performers

• ROOT!, an Australian alt-country band
• Root (band), a Czech metal band
• The Roots, a hip-hop band from Philadelphia
• Roots Manuva, a British rapper

Albums

• Roots (The Everly Brothers album), released in 1968
• ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits, released in 1975
• Roots (Sepultura album), released in 1996
• Root (album), a 1999 album by Thurston Moore
• Roots (Blue Mountain album), released in 2001
• Roots (Shawn McDonald album), released in 2008
• R.O.O.T.S., a 2009 album by Flo Rida

Songs

• "The Root", 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), released in 2006

Media

• Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a 1976 novel by Alex Haley
  • Roots (TV miniseries), a 1977 miniseries based upon on the novel
  • Roots: The Next Generations, a 1979 sequel miniseries also based upon the novel
  • Roots: The Gift, a 1988 television film which takes place between the second and third episodes of the original miniseries
• Roots (play), a work by Arnold Wesker
• Root (organization), an organization in the world of the anime and manga series Naruto
• .hack//Roots, 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 Lineage
• Root Sports, a sports television network in the United States
• Roots (film), a 1955 Mexican film directed by Benito Alazraki

Other uses

• Roots, one's cultural heritage
• Root (surname), a family name
• Root (company) a Japanese company that develops visual novels
• Roots Canada, a Canadian garment manufacturer
• Roots type supercharger
• A slang term meaning to have sexual intercourse, used primarily in Australia and New Zealand
• The bottom part of a tooth
• Root of penis, the bottom part of the penis
• Wing root, the part of the wing on a fixed-wing aircraft that is closest to the fuselage

See also

• Rootes (disambiguation)