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rm Linux command for deleting files.

rmdir See rd (rmdir).

roaming When a mobile device connects to a network not owned by its

home carrier.

robocopy Powerful command-line utility for copying files and directories,

even over a network.

rogue anti-malware Free applications that claim to be anti-malware, but

which are actually themselves malware.

ROM (read-only memory) Generic term for nonvolatile memory that can

be read from but not written to. This means that code and data stored in ROM

cannot be corrupted by accidental erasure. Additionally, ROM retains its data

when power is removed, which makes it the perfect medium for storing BIOS

data or information such as scientific constants.

root directory Directory that contains all other directories.

root keys Five main categories in the Windows Registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKEY_USERS

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

rooting Process for circumventing the security restrictions and gaining

access to the root user account on an Android device.

rootkit Program that takes advantage of very low-level functionality to gain

privileged system access and hide itself from all but the most aggressive antimalware

tools. Can strike operating systems, hypervisors, and even device

firmware.

router Device connecting separate networks; forwards a packet from one

network to another based on the network address for the protocol being used.

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