jargon 1. To modify, usually to correct; especially used
when the action is performed with a debugger or binary
patching tool. Also implies surgical precision. "Zap the
debug level to 6 and run it again."
"
superzap", whose file name is "IMASPZAP" (possibly
contrived from I M A SuPerZAP).
2. To
fry a chip with static electricity. "Uh oh - I think
that lightning strike may have zapped the disk controller."
(1998-07-08)