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zombied

zombied adjective: in a zombie state (said either of a zombie process or of a computer covertly controlled by malware).

Adjective

zombied (not comparable)

  1. In a zombie state (said either of a zombie process or of a computer covertly controlled by malware).
    • A process that is unable to continue executing and cannot exit the system is zombied. A zombied process does not use any system resources but it still maintains an entry in the process table.2004, Cameron Hughes, Tracey Hughes, Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++, page 46
    • In this manner, the victim may be able to discover the one or many zombied systems that are causing the DoS attack but probably won't be able to track down the actual attacker.2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301, page 133

Origin of zombied

From zombie + -ed.

Phrases with zombied

Questions about zombied

What does zombied mean?
Zombied means in a zombie state (said either of a zombie process or of a computer covertly controlled by malware).
What part of speech is zombied?
Zombied is an adjective.

Words near zombied in the dictionary

  1. zombie worlds
  2. zombie worm
  3. zombie worms
  4. zombie's cucumber
  5. zombie-like
  6. zombied
  7. zombied out
  8. zombied-out
  9. zombiedom
  10. zombiefication
  11. zombiefied

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