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Root basically means going against the phone manufacturer in other words it allows you to do a lot of things that the phone would normally stop you from doing. You can for sample get updates manually and use applications that can't be use without the phone been rooted.

This is a very helpful link for rooting.
Five Great Reasons to Root Your Android Phone - Android rooting - Lifehacker
 
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