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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  ZERO
       
           An object oriented extension of Z.
       
          ["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer
          1992].
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1995-03-30)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]

zero

1. 0, ASCI character 48. Numeric zero, as
opposed to the letter "O" (the 15th letter of the English
alphabet). In their unmodified forms they look a lot alike,
and various kluges invented to make them visually distinct
have compounded the confusion.

If your zero is centre-dotted and letter-O is not, or if
letter-O looks almost rectangular but zero looks more like an
American football stood on end (or the reverse), you're
probably looking at a modern character display (though the
dotted zero seems to have originated as an option on IBM
3270 controllers). If your zero is slashed but letter-O is
not, you're probably looking at an old-style ASCII graphic
set descended from the default typewheel on the venerable
ASR-33 Teletype (Scandinavians, for whom slashed-O is a
letter, curse this arrangement).

If letter-O has a slash across it and the zero does not, your
display is tuned for a very old convention used at IBM and a
few other early mainframe makers (Scandinavians curse *this*
arrangement even more, because it means two of their letters
Burroughs/{Unisys" rel="nofollow">collide). Some Burroughs/{Unisys equipment displays a zero
with a *reversed* slash. And yet another convention common on
early line printers left zero unornamented but added a tail
or hook to the letter-O so that it resembled an inverted Q or
cursive capital letter-O.

[{Jargon File]

(1995-01-24)

2. To set to zero. Usually said of small pieces of data, such
as bits or words (especially in the construction "zero out").

3. To erase; to discard all data from. Said of disks and
directories, where "zeroing" need not involve actually writing
zeroes throughout the area being zeroed. One may speak of
something being "logically zeroed" rather than being
"physically zeroed".

See scribble.

(1999-02-07)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Zero \Ze"ro\, n.; pl. Zerosor Zeroes. [F. z['e]ro, from Ar.
     [,c]afrun, [,c]ifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. Cipher.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a
        thermometer, commences.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Zero in the Centigrade, or Celsius thermometer, and in
           the R['e]aumur thermometer, is at the point at which
           water congeals. The zero of the Fahrenheit thermometer
           is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when
           immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In
           Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with
           1077[deg] on the Fahrenheit scale. See Illust. of
           Thermometer.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his
        patience had nearly reached zero.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Absolute zero. See under Absolute.
  
     Zero method (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring,
        forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that
        the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a
        galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as
        contrasted with methods in which the deflection is
        observed directly; -- called also null method.
  
     Zero point, the point indicating zero, or the commencement
        of a scale or reckoning.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  zero vt. 1. To set to 0. Usually said of small pieces of data, such as
     bits or words (esp. in the construction `zero out'). 2. To erase; to
     discard all data from. Said of disks and directories, where `zeroing'
     need not involve actually writing zeroes throughout the area being
     zeroed. One may speak of something being `logically zeroed' rather than
     being `physically zeroed'. See scribble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Zero \Ze"ro\, n.; pl. Zerosor Zeroes. [F. z['e]ro, from Ar.
     [,c]afrun, [,c]ifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. Cipher.]
     1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.
  
     2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a
        thermometer, commences.
  
     Note: Zero in the Centigrade, or Celsius thermometer, and in
           the R['e]aumur thermometer, is at the point at which
           water congeals. The zero of the Fahrenheit thermometer
           is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when
           immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In
           Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with
           1077[deg] on the Fahrenheit scale. See Illust. of
           Thermometer.
  
     3. Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his
        patience had nearly reached zero.
  
     Absolute zero. See under Absolute.
  
     Zero method (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring,
        forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that
        the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a
        galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as
        contrasted with methods in which the deflection is
        observed directly; -- called also null method.
  
     Zero point, the point indicating zero, or the commencement
        of a scale or reckoning.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  zero
       adj 1: indicating the absence of any or all units under
              consideration; "a zero score" [syn: 0]
       2: indicating an initial point or origin
       3: of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
       4: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the
          goal is zero population growth" [syn: zero(a)]
       n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
            ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
            done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all
            for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
             nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
             goose egg, naught, zilch, zip]
       2: a mathematical element that when added to another number
          yields the same number [syn: 0, nought, cipher, cypher]
       3: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
          [syn: zero point]
       v 1: adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
       2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a
          gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" [syn: zero in]
       [also: zeroes (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Αλβανικά num.
     μηδέν
     Βασκικά num.
     μηδέν
     Πολωνικά n.
     1 το μηδέν, το μηδενικό με τις έννοιες
     2 # το ψηφίο 0
     3 # άτομο ανίκανο, που δεν έχει καμιά αξία
     Πολωνικά num.
     1 το μηδέν, το μηδενικό με τις έννοιες
     2 # το ψηφίο 0
     3 # άτομο ανίκανο, που δεν έχει καμιά αξία
     Ρουμανικά num.
     μηδέν

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Basque num.
     (cln eu cardinal numbers) (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan n.
     (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan num.
     1 (lb ca cardinal) (l-lite en zero)
     2 (lb ca metrology) (l-lite en zero); origin point of a scale
     Indonesian n.
     zero
     Italian n.
     (l en zero)
     Italian num.
     (l en zero)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la zerum  dat//abl s)
     Polish num.
     (l-lite en zero)
     Romanian num.
     (cln ro cardinal numbers) (l en zero)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Zero
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul zero nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     a.
     (lb en informal) no, not any.
     n.
     1 The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number #Numeral.
     2 The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering
  systems.
     3 (lb en informal uncountable) nothing, or none.
     4 The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
     num.
     (cln en cardinal numbers) The cardinal number occurring before one
  and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic
  numerals as 0.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To set some amount to be #Noun.
     2 To disappear or make something disappear.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Basque num.
     (cln eu cardinal numbers) (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan n.
     (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan num.
     1 (lb ca cardinal) (l-lite en zero)
     2 (lb ca metrology) (l-lite en zero); origin point of a scale
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la zerum  dat//abl s)
     Portuguese n.
     1 (l-lite en zero) (gloss: name of the digit 0)
     2 (l-lite en zero) (gloss: worthless person)
     3 nothing
     4 (lb pt maths) (l-lite en zero) (gloss: value of a function’s
  independent variables when the value of the function is zero)
     Portuguese num.
     (senseid pt numeral) (l-lite en zero)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: zerar)
     Translingual n.
     (phonetic alphabet NATO/ICAO=1 num=1 0)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Zero
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul zero nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Basque num.
     (cln eu cardinal numbers) (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan n.
     (l-lite en zero)
     Catalan num.
     1 (lb ca cardinal) (l-lite en zero)
     2 (lb ca metrology) (l-lite en zero); origin point of a scale
     Italian n.
     (l en zero)
     Italian num.
     (l en zero)
     Polish num.
     (l-lite en zero)
     Translingual n.
     (phonetic alphabet NATO/ICAO=1 num=1 0)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Zero
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul zero nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Ido num.
     (kard) nolla
     Italia num.
     (kard) nolla, seuraava numero uno

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  zero
     Italienska card.
     noll
     Katalanska card.
     noll
     Portugisiska card.
     noll

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Zero /zˈiəɹəʊ/
  الصّفر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  zero //ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ// //ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ// //ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ// 
  нулев
  informal: virtually none

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  zero //ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ// //ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ// //ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ// 
  ну́ла, нула
  cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  zero //ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ// //ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ// //ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ// //ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ// 
  нулирам
  to set to zero