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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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}. 
  ``Zed,  thou  unnecessary  letter!''  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  zed 
  n  :  the  letter  Z;  "the  British  call  Z  zed  but  Americans  call  it 
  zee"  [syn:  {zee}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Zed 
 
  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).




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