Zombie (disambiguation)

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The primary meanings of Zombie are:

  • Zombie, in Haitian Creole, an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft
  • Zombie, fictional undead creatures regularly encountered in horror and fantasy themed works.
  • Ro-langs, in Tibetan Folklore, a reanimated corpse brought back to life by spirits or a sorcerer
  • Figuratively, a very apathetic or exhausted person (see Wiktionary entry).

Zombie may also refer to:

[edit] Literature

[edit] Film

Zombie film, compilation of zombie films, short films, television shows, web series, and documentaries

[edit] Music

[edit] Computing

  • Zombie computer, sometimes referred to simply as a zombie, a computer accessed by a hacker without the owner's knowledge and used for purposes such as sending spam
  • Zombie process, on Unix-like OS, a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table

[edit] Gaming

[edit] Other uses

  • Philosophical zombie, in philosophy, a person without qualia
  • Zombie bank, a financial institution with an economic net worth less than zero that continues to operate because of implicit or explicit government support
  • A derisive name for Canadian conscripts during World War II; see Conscription Crisis of 1944
  • Zombie (cocktail), an exceptionally strong cocktail made of fruit juices, liqueurs, and various rums
  • Zombie walk, an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes
  • Tim Roberts, professional wrestler for ECW whose ring name is "The Zombie"
  • Zombie ant, an ant infected by a parasitic fungus.
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