Z
         n 1: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the
               Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--
               Revelation [syn: {omega}, {Z}]
         2: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z
            zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee";
            "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {z}, {zee}, {zed},
            {ezed}, {izzard}]

English Dictionary: Z	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zea n corn Synonym(s): Zea, genus Zea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zee n the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" Synonym(s): Z, z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zhou n the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism Synonym(s): Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zoo n the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition Synonym(s): menagerie, zoo, zoological garden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zu n evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: Zu, Zubird]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Z \Z\ (z[emac]; in England commonly, and in America sometimes,       z[ecr]d; formerly, also, [icr]z"z[ecr]rd)       Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet,       is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z,       which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a       Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian.       Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as       in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. [?], L. yugum; E. zealous,       jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 273, 274.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Za \Za\, n. (Min.)       An old solfeggio name for B flat; the seventh harmonic, as       heard in the or [91]olian string; -- so called by Tartini. It       was long considered a false, but is the true note of the       chord of the flat seventh. --H. W. Poole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zein \Ze"in\, n. [Cf. F. z[82][8b]ne. See {Zea}.] (Chem.)       A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained       from the seeds of Indian corn ({Zea}) as a soft, yellowish,       amorphous substance. [Formerly written {zeine}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See       {Zeta}.]       The letter {Z}; -- called also {zee}, and formerly {izzard}.       [bd]Zed, thou unnecessary letter![b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zo89a \[d8]Zo"[89]*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] life.] (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea,       especially of crabs and certain Anomura. [Written also       {zo[91]a}.]          Note: In this stage the anterior part of the body is                relatively large, and usually bears three or four long                spines. The years are conspicuous, and the antenn[91]                and jaws are long, fringed organs used in swimming. The                thoracic legs are undeveloped or rudimentary, the                abdomen long, slender, and often without appendages.                The zo[89]a, after casting its shell, changes to a                megalops.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zo94- \Zo"[94]-\       A combining form from Gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in       zo[94]genic, zo[94]logy, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zo94n \[d8]Zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Zoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an       animal.] (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg;                   -- opposed to {zooid}. --H. Spencer.             (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a                   compound animal.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Zoe, KY       Zip code(s): 41397
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z++          An {object-oriented} extension of {Z}.          ["Z++, an Object-Oriented Extension to Z", Lano, Z User       Workshop, Oxford 1990, Springer Workshops in Computing, 1991,       pp.151-172].          (1995-04-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z          /zed/ 1. (After {Zermelo-Fränkel set       theory}) A {specification language} developed by the       {Programming Research Group} at Oxford University around 1980.       Z is used for describing and modelling computing systems.   It       is based on {axiomatic set theory} and {first order predicate       logic}.   Z is written using many non-{ASCII} symbols.   It was       used in the {IBM} {CICS} project.          See also {Z++}.          ["Understanding Z", J.M. Spivey, Cambridge U Press 1988].          2. A {stack}-based, complex arithmetic       {simulation} language from {ZOLA Technologies}.          (1995-08-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z++          An {object-oriented} extension of {Z}.          ["Z++, an Object-Oriented Extension to Z", Lano, Z User       Workshop, Oxford 1990, Springer Workshops in Computing, 1991,       pp.151-172].          (1995-04-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z          /zed/ 1. (After {Zermelo-Fränkel set       theory}) A {specification language} developed by the       {Programming Research Group} at Oxford University around 1980.       Z is used for describing and modelling computing systems.   It       is based on {axiomatic set theory} and {first order predicate       logic}.   Z is written using many non-{ASCII} symbols.   It was       used in the {IBM} {CICS} project.          See also {Z++}.          ["Understanding Z", J.M. Spivey, Cambridge U Press 1988].          2. A {stack}-based, complex arithmetic       {simulation} language from {ZOLA Technologies}.          (1995-08-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z180          An 8-bit microprocessor, code compatible with the       {Zilog Z80} and based on a design from {Hitachi} which is in       turn based on the Zilog Z80.          [Manufacturer?]          (1995-04-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z3          The third computer designed and built by {Konrad       Zuse} and the first {digital computer} to successfully run       real programs.   The computer was ready in 1941, five years       before {ENIAC}.          Zuse began his work on program-driven calculating machines in       1935.   His two predessors of the Z3, the Z1 and Z2, were       unsuccessful mechanical calculating machines.   The Z3 was       delivered to the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt       (German Experimental Department of Aeronautics) in Berlin and       was used for deciphering coded messages.   A 1960       reconstruction of the Z3 is in the Deutsche Museum in Munich.          The Z3 used about 2600 relays of the kind used in       telecommunications.   Zuse wrote and implemented the language       {Plankalkül} on the Z3.   Programs were punched into cinefilm.          Zuse built some more computers after World War II, including       the Z3's successor, the Z4, which was set up at ETH Zurich,       Switzerland.          Of the potential rival claimants to the title of first       programmable computer, {Babbage} (UK, c1840) planned but was       not able to build a {decimal}, programmable machine.       {Atanasoff}'s {ABC}, completed in 1942 was a special purpose       calculator, like those of {Pascal} (1640) and {Leibniz}       (1670).   Eckert and Mauchly's {ENIAC} (US), as originally       released in 1946, was programmable only by manual rewiring or,       in 1948, with switches.   None of these machines was freely       programmable.   Neither was {Turing} et al.'s {Colossus} (UK,       1943-45).   {Aiken}'s {MARK I} (1944) was programmable but       still decimal, without separation of storage and control.          [Features?   Where was it designed?   Contemporaries?]          {(http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~zuse)}.          {(http://www.epemag.com/zuse)}.          (2003-10-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z39.50          {ANSI Z39.50}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z8          {Zilog Z8}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z80          {Zilog Z80}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Z8000          {Zilog Z8000}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
za          The {country code} for South Africa.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Zoo          {Berkeley Yacc}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zoo          A data {compression} program and format by       Rahul Dhesi.   Zoo is reported to use the same {Lempel Ziv}       algorithm as {LHA}.   It is available for many {platforms} and       {source} is available.   .zoo archives are handled by many       other PC archiving programs.          Version 2.10 was released in 1989.   Search the web for zoo210       to obtain an executable.          {Description (http://sources.isc.org/archiver/zoo2.txt)}.          (2000-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Zoo          {Berkeley Yacc}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zoo          A data {compression} program and format by       Rahul Dhesi.   Zoo is reported to use the same {Lempel Ziv}       algorithm as {LHA}.   It is available for many {platforms} and       {source} is available.   .zoo archives are handled by many       other PC archiving programs.          Version 2.10 was released in 1989.   Search the web for zoo210       to obtain an executable.          {Description (http://sources.isc.org/archiver/zoo2.txt)}.          (2000-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zsh          {Z shell}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zw          The {country code} for Zimbabwe.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ZX-80          {Sinclair}'s cheap {personal computer} with       built-in {BASIC}, launched at the end of January 1980 at a       computer fair in Wembley, UK.   The processor was an {NEC       780-C} running at 3.25 MHz.   It had 1KB of {RAM}, externally       expandable to 16KB, and 4KB of ROM.   It had RF video output to       a TV, displaying 24 lines by 32 characters of monochrome text.       An audio cassette recorder was used to save programs.          The ZX-80 was sold in kit form for £79.95 or ready-built for       £99.95.   It was used by many UK hobbyists as a means of       learning the basics of computing.   Some remember the 1KB ZX-80       for the claim in its advertising that you could control a       nuclear power station with it.          The ZX-80 was succeeded by the {ZX-81}.          {(http://home.t-online.de/home/p.liebert/zx80_eng.htm)}.          {Planet Sinclair (http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/)}.          {The Sinclair Story       (http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/046/sstory.htm)}.          (2002-08-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ZX-81          An even more successful version of the {Sinclair}       {ZX-80}, featuring a large {uncommitted logic array} instead       of much discrete logic, an improved {BASIC}, and rather more       expandability (it could take 16kb {RAM} packs).   It was       launched around 1981 and was eventually replaced by the       {Spectrum}.          (1995-11-04)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zia       fear, a Gadite (1 Chr. 5:13).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ziha       drought. (1.) The name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh.       7:46). (2.) A ruler among the Nethinim (Neh. 11:21).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zia, sweat; swelling
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ziha, brightness; whiteness; drought