Z (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO).

zapping  - Considered to be the lowest form of software programming known to mankind, it involves altering the assembly code in hex format after it has been output from a complier or assembler. Typically done when there is a compiler bug, the proper data is not being generated, or the original source code was lost.

 

ZAR (n) - The official currency of South Africa.

 

z-axis (n) - The third axis in a three-dimensional coordinate system, used in computer graphics to represent depth.

 

z-buffer (n) - A buffer that stores a depth value for each pixel in a scene. Pixels with a small z-value overwrite pixels with a large z-value.

 

Zeppelin (PN) - A web-based notebook that enables interactive data analytics.

 

zero (v) - To fill or replace with zeros (for example, to zero a specified portion of memory, a field, or some other limited structure).

 

zero bug bounce (n) - The first point in time after a milestone (typically code complete) that there are no active bugs accepted by the triage meetings that are older a specified amount of time (typically between 3 hours and 3 days). It is referred to as bounce because bugs checked in can cause regressions and these regressions can cause the number of bugs to bounce' back up from zero.'

 

zero bug release (n) - The first release to testing after all active bugs have been resolved. zero day  - a software vulnerability that has been exploited by malicious hackers on or before the day the software creators become aware of the problem

 

zero defect state (n) - A point in the product cycle when the code does not generate errors that break a build.

 

Zero Download Messenger (PN) - A Web-based tool that enables mail recipients to decrypt and reply to encrypted e-mail messages that are sent from the Hosted Encryption service.

 

zero insertion force socket (n) - A type of socket design that does not require the CPU

 

chip to be forcefully pushed into the socket.

 

zero out (v) - To set a variable value or a series of bits to zero.

 

zero padding (n) - Appending zeros to the beginning of a number, or a series of numbers. zero power ODD (n) - Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use.

 

zero power optical disk drive (n) - Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use.

 

zero suppression (n) - The elimination of leading (nonsignificant) zeros in a number. For example, zero suppression would truncate 000123.456 to 123.456. zero value (n) - A value equal to 0 (zero).

 

Zero Wait State  - Refers to a system that allows the processor to work at full clock speed

 

regardless of the clock speed of- RAM.

 

zero-length string (n) - A string that contains no characters.

 

zero-rated (adj) - Denotes products for which the buyer pays no value-added tax (VAT) and for which the seller can recover the cost of the input tax levied on the sale.

 

ZIF socket (n) - A type of socket design that does not require the CPU chip to be forcefully pushed into the socket.

 

ZigBee (alliance / modules)  - A vendor initiative started by Philips Semiconductor, Honeywell and Invensys Metering .

 

-zilla  - an English slang suffix, a back-formation derived from the English name of the Japanese movie monster Godzilla. It is popular for the names of software and websites. This trend has been observed since the popularization of the- Mozilla- Project zindex (n) - The numerical index of an object in the stacking order. An object with a higher index value will appear on top of objects with lower index values.

 

z-index (n) - The numerical index of an object in the stacking order. An object with a higher index value will appear on top of objects with lower index values. zine  - Small, often free magazine, usually produced by hobbyists and amateur journalists. zip (v) - To make a single file out of a set of files using a program such as compress, gzip, or PKZIP.

 

Zip  - A popular standard for file- compression- developed by the PKWare corporation. Files thus compressed usually have the extension .zip. See- Winzip. zip (file)  - An open standard for compression and decompression used widely for PC download archives.

 

zip (file)  - Windows users will see this term a lot when looking for files on the Internet. A zip file (.zip) is a ‘zipped' or compressed file. ‘Zipping' a file involves compressing one or more items into a smaller archive.- www.winzip.com

 

ZIP code (n) - In the United States, the postal code assigned to all addresses.

 

Zip drive (n) - A disk drive developed by Iomega that uses 3.5-inch removable disks (Zip disks) capable of storing 100 megabytes of data.

 

zip drive  - a large capacity floppy disc drive developed by IOMEGA Corporation. Used for backing up important data. Now obsolete.

 

Zip/Postal Code (n) - The label for the text box where the user types the postal code for outgoing correspondence.

 

zombie  - a computer that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the Internet. also known as a zombie army

 

zombie  - an abandoned, unkept or sadly out-of-date Web site.

 

zombie  - A user that surfs the web hours on end and never seems to sleep or tire. zone (n) - In a DNS database, a manageable unit of the DNS database that is administered by a DNS server. A zone stores the domain names and data of the domain with a corresponding name, except for domain names stored in delegated subdomains. zone (n) - A physical or logical division within a warehouse, defined for efficient resource utilization. A zone might be identified by type of materials stored, by type of equipment used, or by assigned picker.

 

zone (n) - A logical partition or communication boundary within a datacenter on a logical datacenter diagram. However, a zone can represent any type of boundary, for example, trust boundaries.

 

zone (n) - A region that contains Web Parts controls on a page, and provides layout management and a consistent UI for the contained controls. A zone in the Web Parts control set is a composite control that contains other controls and is rendered as an HTML table. All Web Parts zones inherit from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebZone. zone  - A logical group of network devices.

 

Zone 1 (PN) - The geo within the Azure region taxonomy that covers the geographic locations North America and Europe with the respective regions.

 

Zone 2 (PN) - The geo within the Azure region taxonomy that covers the geographic locations Asia Pacific, Japan, Latin America and Middle East / Africa with the respective regions.

 

Zone 3 (PN) - The geo within the Azure region taxonomy that covers the geographic location of Brazil.

 

zone elevation (n) - A situation that occurs when a Web page loaded in one URL security zone loads a page from a less restrictive zone in a frame or a new window. For example, if a page from the Internet zone loads a page from the Local Machine zone, a zone elevation has occurred.

 

zone endpoint (oth) - An endpoint that represents a connection and communication endpoint for a zone and is inbound outbound or bidirectional type. A zone endpoint delegates communication to endpoints on logical servers within the zone. zone signing key (n) - A public key corresponding to a private key that is used to sign one or more DNS record sets within a zone, below the zone apex.

 

zone transfer (n) - The process whereby a secondary DNS server obtains information about a zone or domain from the primary server.

 

zone walking (n) - The process of repeating NSEC queries in order to retrieve all the names in a DNS zone.

 

zone-redundant storage (n) - Storage of three copies of a customer's data across multiple facilities located in one or two regions.

 

Zones (PN) - A resource of the DNS Service Type of the Networking Service to manage a special database for storing IP addressess and web site names to resolve web site names zone-signing key (n) - A public key corresponding to a private key that is used to sign one or more DNS record sets within a zone, below the zone apex.

 

zoom (v) - To enlarge a selected portion of a graphical image or document to fill a window or the screen.

 

Zoom (PN) - A tool that lets you change the current view magnification of your document. zoom (n) - A multi-touch gesture that consists of two fingers moving in opposite directions (-> <- or <- ->).

 

zoom in (n) - To enlarge a selected portion of a graphical image or document to fill a window or the screen.

 

zoom out (n) - To adjust the perspective of an image or document in order to view a larger area on the screen at one time, as if viewed from farther away.

 

Zoom, In (n) - A credit or title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Zoom, Out (n) - A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Zoom, Up and In (n) - A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

z-order (n) - The order in which objects are placed in a layer. An object higher in the stack will cover up (appear on top of) one lower in the stack.

 

ZPODD (n) - Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use. z-report (n) - A type of report that is generated to record current sales totals for a specific cash register and to close the current work shift.

 

ZRS (n) - Storage of three copies of a customer's data across multiple facilities located in one or two regions.

 

zSeries  - IBM's 64-bit mainframe product line, which includes its z800, z900 and z990 mainframe servers. The zSeries products are a re-branding of, and major upgrade to,

 

IBM's S/390-class mainframe computers.

 

ZSK (n) - A public key corresponding to a private key that is used to sign one or more DNS record sets within a zone, below the zone apex.

 

Zune (PN) - A Microsoft sub-brand grouping digital-media products, including devices  that play media, a software media player, and online media services.

 

zune  - The Zune is a portable digital media player from Microsoft . The first version,  released in November of 2006, is about the size of a deck of playing cards and weighs 5.6  ounces.

 

Zune software (n) - The computer-based program through which customers shop and download from the online Marketplace, play and manage music and video collections, and sync games, apps, and other media to their phones.