zombie
n. walking dead, dead returned to life, dead body controlled by supernatural power; space cadet, term used for apathetic or drugged person (Slang); mixed drink made of several kinds of rum or liqueur and fruit juice; snake god of voodoo religions (in West India, Brazil and West Africa); user that surfs the Internet for hours and never seems to sleep or get tired; dormant program that is placed through the "backdoor" on a computer | ||||
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Zombie Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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| Jargon File |
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
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.
Zombie Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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zombie
Noun
1. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
(synonym) zombi, the living dead
(hypernym) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
2. (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
(synonym) zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit
(hypernym) spirit, disembodied spirit
(classification) voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism
3. a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
(synonym) zombi, snake god
(hypernym) deity, divinity, god, immortal
4. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
(synonym) automaton, zombi
(hypernym) anomaly, unusual person
5. several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
(synonym) zombi
(hypernym) highball
(substance-meronym) rum
Noun
1. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
(synonym) zombi, the living dead
(hypernym) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
2. (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
(synonym) zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit
(hypernym) spirit, disembodied spirit
(classification) voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism
3. a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
(synonym) zombi, snake god
(hypernym) deity, divinity, god, immortal
4. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
(synonym) automaton, zombi
(hypernym) anomaly, unusual person
5. several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
(synonym) zombi
(hypernym) highball
(substance-meronym) rum
| Australian Slang |
Zombie
1. (Derogatory) a dull, brainless person; a person having no independent judgment, intelligence, etc.; 2. (Older slang) marijuana
1. (Derogatory) a dull, brainless person; a person having no independent judgment, intelligence, etc.; 2. (Older slang) marijuana
| hEnglish - advanced version |
zombie
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 west 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]
similar words(2)
zombie spirit
zombie process
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 west 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]
similar words(2)
zombie spirit
zombie process
Zombie Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind |
zombie
A being that behaves like us and may share our functional organization and even, perhaps, our neurophysiological makeup without conscious experiences or qualia. See consciousness.
<Discussion> <References> Larry Hauser
A being that behaves like us and may share our functional organization and even, perhaps, our neurophysiological makeup without conscious experiences or qualia. See consciousness.
<Discussion> <References> Larry Hauser
Zombie Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Zombie
This article is about the undead. For other meanings, see Zombie (disambiguation).
A zombie is a reanimated human body devoid of consciousness. In contemporary versions these are generally undead corpses, which were traditionally called "ghouls". Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou.| See more at Wikipedia.org... |