zombie

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Synonyms: zombi, bombie, zombis, combie, zoobie

Antonyms: zombi, bombie, zombis, combie, zoobie

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Noun

{{lb|en|voodoo}} A person, usually [[undead]], animated by [[unnatural]] forces (such as [[magic]]), with no [[soul]] or [[will]] of his or her own, typically being slow, [[obedient]], and [[harmless]] unless directed to be [[harmful]].
{{lb|en|[[horror]]}} A dead person, [[reanimated]] through some [[fictional]] agency as a [[fungus]], [[virus]], or the like, that has an [[insatiable]] desire to eat [[living]] humans, typically depicted as [[aggressive]], fast moving, and [[infectious]].
{{lb|en|figuratively}} An [[apathetic]] or [[slow-witted]] person. {{defdate|1936}}
{{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[human being]] in a state of [[extreme]] [[mental]] [[exhaustion]].
{{lb|en|figurative}} A [[person]] or [[entity]] that is [[expected]] to be [[deceased]] or [[defunct]], yet [[continue]]s to [[exist]] or [[persist]].
An [[information]] [[worker]] who has signed a [[wikipedia:Non-disclosure agreement|nondisclosure agreement]].<ref>[http://www.eet.com/issue/fp/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=26100928 ''EE Times'', "Beware 'zombie' clauses," 2 Aug., 2004]</ref>
{{lb|en|computing}} A [[process]] or [[task]] which has [[terminated]] but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.<ref>Maurice J. Bach ''The Design of the Unix Operating System'', Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, 1986. See "Process States and Transitions," p. 147.</ref>
{{lb|en|computing}} A [[computer]] [[affect]]ed by [[malware]] which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.
A [[cocktail]] of [[rum]] and [[fruit]] [[juice]]s.
{{lb|en|Canada|historical|derogatory}} A [[conscript]]ed member of the Canadian [[military]] during [[World War II]] who was assigned to [[home defence]] rather than to [[combat]] in Europe.<ref>''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', 2nd edition, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton Canada, 1988. See "National Resources Mobilization Act," p. 1433.</ref>
{{lb|en|Australia|slang}} {{cap|marijuana}}, or similar drugs.
{{lb|en|philosophy}} A [[hypothetical]] being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, [[qualia]], or [[sentience]].

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