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zombie |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: zombie n 1: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {the living dead}] 2: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombi spirit}, {zombie spirit}] 3: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in W Indies [syn: {zombi}, {snake god}] 4: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {automaton}, {zombi}] 5: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur [syn: {zombi}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: 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}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: zombie 1.{zombie process}. 2. A {ghost}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-10-08)
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