ZED - Definition

Pronunciation:		zed
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed but Americans call it zee"

	Synonyms:	Z, zee

	See Also:	alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See {Zeta}.] The letter {Z}; -- called also {zee}, and formerly {izzard}. ``Zed, thou unnecessary letter!'' --Shak.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	1978. Software Portability Group, U Waterloo. eh, with types added. Similar to c. Implementation language for the thoth realtime operating system. Added a few simple types for greater efficiency on byte-addressed machines. String constants in case statements. Enforces the naming convention: MANIFESTS, Externals and locals. "Porting the Zed Compiler", G.B. Bonkowski et al, SIGPLAN Notices 14(8):92-97 (Aug 1979).