Zed definition
The letter z.
noun
A ZigBee terminal device, such as a sensor, that can perform only a single monitoring or control function. A ZED comprises a low-cost microprocessor, RAM and ROM, a long-life battery, and a low-power radio and controller. A ZED is small enough to be embedded in a light switch, smoke or carbon dioxide detector, thermostat, security sensor, utility meter, or medical sensor. A ZED can communication only with a ZigBee Router (ZR), and not other ZEDs. See also ZigBee and ZR.
Zed is the British name for the letter Z.
An example of zed is the common map book used in London called the A to Z, pronounced a to zed.
noun
Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zed-bar.
noun
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(UK, colloquial) (usually plural) Sleep (as in "get some zeds").
noun
(brit.) The letter Z.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
zed
Plural:
zedsOrigin of zed
- Middle English from Old French zede from Late Latin zēta zeta from Greek zeta
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zÄ“ta)
From Wiktionary