root

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Recreation› Games

World of Warcraft

To trap a target in place/stuck using a "root" type spell such as Entangling Roots.

To trap a target in place so that it cannot move. The target may still attack.

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Food Biotechnology

The descending axis of a plant, normally below ground, which serves to anchor the plant and to absorb and conduct water and mineral nutrients.

Technology› Programming

Java

The outermost element in an XML document. The element that contains all other elements.

In a hierarchy of items, the one item from which all other items are descended. The root item has nothing above it in the hierarchy. See also hierarchy, class, package.

Technology› Programming

Perl

The superuser (UID == 0). Also, the top-level directory of the filesystem.

Technology

Telecommunications

In computer science, the highest level of a hierarchy.

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