zap

v 1: bomb with an atomic bomb [syn: {nuke}, {atomize}]

2: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the

left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {nuke}]

zap

1. To modify, usually to correct; especially used when the

action is performed with a debugger or binary patching tool.

Also implies surgical precision. "Zap the debug level to 6

and run it again."

In the {IBM} {mainframe} world, binary patches are applied to

programs or to the {operating system} with a program called

"{superzap}", whose file name is "IMASPZAP" (possibly

contrived from I M A SuPerZAP).

2. To {fry} a chip with static electricity. "Uh oh - I think

that lightning strike may have zapped the disk controller."

(1998-07-08)