Zombie : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Zombie	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Zombie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zombie n a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force Synonym(s): zombi, zombie, living dead (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body Synonym(s): zombi, zombie, zombi spirit, zombie spirit a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies Synonym(s): zombi, zombie, snake god someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" Synonym(s): automaton, zombi, zombie several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur Synonym(s): zombie, zombi
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zombie 1. {zombie process}. 2. A {ghost}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-10-08)