zombie n.
[Unix] A process that has died but has not yet relinquished
its process table slot (because the parent process hasn't
executed a wait(2) for it yet). These can be seen in
ps(1) listings occasionally. Compare orphan.
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zorch /zorch/
1. [TMRC] v. To attack with an inverse heat sink. 2. [TMRC] v.
To travel, with v approaching c [that is, with velocity
approaching lightspeed --ESR]. 3. [MIT] v. To propel something
very quickly. "The new comm software is very fast; it really
zorches files through the network." 4. [MIT] n. Influence.
Brownie points. Good karma. The intangible and fuzzy currency in
which favors are measured. "I'd rather not ask him for that just
yet; I think I've used up my quota of zorch with him for the
week." 5. [MIT] n. Energy, drive, or ability. "I think I'll punt that change for now; I've been up for
30 hours and I've run out of zorch." 6. [MIT] v. To flunk an exam
or course.
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Zork /zork/ n.
The second of the great early experiments in computer fantasy
gaming; see ADVENT. Originally
written on MIT-DM during 1977-1979, later distributed with BSD
Unix (as a patched, sourceless RT-11 FORTRAN binary; see retrocomputing) and commercialized
as `The Zork Trilogy' by Infocom.
The FORTRAN source was later rewritten for portability and
released to Usenet under the name "Dungeon". Both FORTRAN
"Dungeon" and translated C versions are available at many FTP
sites. See also grue.
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zorkmid /zork'mid/ n.
The canonical unit of currency in hacker-written games. This
originated in Zork but has spread to
nethack and is referred to in
several other games.
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