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zero wait state- a state in which both microprocessor and memory run at maximum speeds without waiting for memory.
zetta- metric prefix meaning X 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
zine- short for ezine, an electronically published magazine. see ezine.
ZIP- a popular format for compressed data using .ZIP as the file extension.
Zip drive- a dense type of floppy disk with the capacity to store either 100MB or 250MB of data, developed by Iomega Corporation. Zip disks are useful for backing up large amounts of data.
Zmodem- an asynchronous communications protocol providing rapid data transfer with the enhanced ability to detect errors and allowing the transmission of larger blocks of data.
zoom- also called maximize, to enlarge a window on a display monitor. see maximize.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"If you hate PCs, get on the Internet and download one of those desktop enhancements that make your computer look just like a Mac, down to the sad faces replacing verbose error messages. We find it refreshing to troubleshoot the nuances in that sad little face instead of some cold forbidding hexadecimal integer."
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