"bare-bones" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bare-bones [comparative], most bare-bones [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=bare-bones}} bare-bones (comparative more bare-bones, superlative most bare-bones)
  1. Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential. Related terms: barebone, feature creep, kitchen-sinky, bells and whistles, skeleton crew, common Translations (minimalist): minimalistisch (German), auf ein Minimum reduziert (German), barebone (Turkish), basit (Turkish), en hayâtî gerçekler (Turkish) Translations (skeletal): rera (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bare-bones-en-adj-P4vgOHTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Synonyms: bare-bones, austere, bare, bargain, basic, cheap, default, discreet, economy, elemental, elementary, essential, incomplex, light, modest, plain, pure, restrained, run-of-the-mill, simple, slimline, spartan, standard, stripped down, stripped, uncomplicated, unembellished, uninvolved, unmodified, unvarnished, vanilla Synonyms (only the essentials): no-frills, skeleton Disambiguation of 'only the essentials': 58 42 Disambiguation of 'minimalist': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'skeletal': 57 43
  2. (computing) Describes a computer sold pre-assembled, but without certain essential components, often a processor, memory, and hard drive. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-bare-bones-en-adj-ZBZvmF4o Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Alternative forms

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