Source : WordNet®

zombie
     n 1: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a
          supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {the living dead}]
     2: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a
        dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombi spirit}, {zombie spirit}]
     3: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped
        especially in West Indies [syn: {zombi}, {snake god}]
     4: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic
        way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {automaton},
         {zombi}]
     5: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot
        liqueur [syn: {zombi}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

zombie
     
        1.  {zombie process}.
     
        2.  A {ghost}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1997-10-08)