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Root

To give the user access to the very lowest - or "root" - level of a device's software. Root access is like having "administrator" access.

Before rooting, most phones prevent a user from changing or installing certain kinds of software. After rooting, nearly any software can be installed or changed, including the OS itself.

See: OS

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