subroot

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noun

A secondary or subsidiary root.

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Meanings

nounsubroot (plural subroots)

plural subroots

  1. computingA secondary or subsidiary root.

    Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key.

    2003, Kapil Raina, PKI Security Solutions for the Enterprise, page 30

Origin

From sub- + root.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BoutrosSubroto
Cite this entry
APA

subroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroot

MLA

“subroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroot.

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