<p>The common translation seems to be</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>裸金属</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which is just naked + metalic(s)</p>

<p>As in:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>2015年5月19日 - (底层)系统底层开发:裸金属(bare metal)、...通常意义上所说的“系统编程”,往往是指中...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Taken from <a href="http://linux.cn/article-5462-2.html" rel="nofollow">http://linux.cn/article-5462-2.html</a></p>

<p>Your suggested 裸奔 on the other hand just means “streak” as in running around naked.</p>

<p>Another example of 裸金属:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>裸金属架构 (“Bare Metal” Architecture)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>From <a href="http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/482432974.html?fr=ala&amp;word=%E8%A3%B8%E9%87%91%E5%B1%9E&amp;device=mobile&amp;ssid=0&amp;from=844b&amp;uid=0&amp;pu=usm@0,sz@1320_2001,ta@iphone_1_8.4_3_600&amp;bd_page_type=1&amp;baiduid=B0DC14BD4CFD809A8478494C15B38C6D&amp;tj=zhidao_2_0_10_l1" rel="nofollow">http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/482432974.html?fr=ala&amp;word=裸金属&amp;device=mobile&amp;ssid=0&amp;from=844b&amp;uid=0&amp;pu=usm@0,sz@1320_2001,ta@iphone_1_8.4_3_600&amp;bd_page_type=1&amp;baiduid=B0DC14BD4CFD809A8478494C15B38C6D&amp;tj=zhidao_2_0_10_l1</a></p>

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Terrible translation. Terms like that make me hate translated programming books.
Stan
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裸奔 means "running naked". :)
孤影萍踪
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Mou某
<p>It should mean, a computer without OS, no software, only hardware. In programming, it means the programmer directly operate the machine, the chips without drivers, operating systems, and any other software.</p>

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gcd0318
<p><a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/3745/bare-metal-programming" rel="nofollow">Bare-Metal Programming</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Bare-metal programming is a term for programming that operates without various layers of abstraction or, as some experts describe it, "without an operating system supporting it."</p>
</blockquote>

<pre><code>Example:

A: I made a nice motor controller with a STM32 MCU.
B: Interesting, what OS did you use?
A: No OS, bare metal.
</code></pre>

<p>The informal Chinese word for this <code>bare metal</code> seems to be <code>裸奔</code>.</p>

<p>Although this word is widely used and understood among the programming community, I find it hard to use on a more formal occasion.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?</p>

<translation>
What's the Chinese word for "bare-metal" (computer programming)?
# What's the Chinese word for "bare-metal" (computer programming)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-12)

Bare-Metal Programming

Bare-metal programming is a term for programming that operates without various layers of abstraction or, as some experts describe it, "without an operating system supporting it."

Example:

A: I made a nice motor controller with a STM32 MCU.
B: Interesting, what OS did you use?
A: No OS, bare metal.

The informal Chinese word for this bare metal seems to be 裸奔.
Although this word is widely used and understood among the programming community, I find it hard to use on a more formal occasion.
Any suggestions?

**Tags:** translation


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-12. Score: 2

The common translation seems to be

> 裸金属

which is just naked + metalic(s)

As in:

> 2015年5月19日 - (底层)系统底层开发:裸金属(bare metal)、...通常意义上所说的“系统编程”,往往是指中...

Taken from <http://linux.cn/article-5462-2.html>

Your suggested 裸奔 on the other hand just means “streak” as in running around naked.

Another example of 裸金属:

> 裸金属架构 (“Bare Metal” Architecture)

From [http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/482432974.html?fr=ala&word=裸金属&device=mobile&ssid=0&from=844b&uid=0&pu=usm@0,sz@1320\_2001,ta@iphone\_1\_8.4\_3\_600&bd\_page\_type=1&baiduid=B0DC14BD4CFD809A8478494C15B38C6D&tj=zhidao\_2\_0\_10\_l1](http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/482432974.html?fr=ala&word=%E8%A3%B8%E9%87%91%E5%B1%9E&device=mobile&ssid=0&from=844b&uid=0&pu=usm@0,sz@1320_2001,ta@iphone_1_8.4_3_600&bd_page_type=1&baiduid=B0DC14BD4CFD809A8478494C15B38C6D&tj=zhidao_2_0_10_l1)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Terrible translation. Terms like that make me hate translated programming books.  
> **username_3**: 裸奔 means "running naked". :)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-11-16. Score: -1

It should mean, a computer without OS, no software, only hardware. In programming, it means the programmer directly operate the machine, the chips without drivers, operating systems, and any other software.


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