| 释义 |
zeroize, v.|ˈzɪərəʊaɪz|
[f. zero n. + -ize.]
trans. To adjust (an instrument or device) to give a zero reading, esp. in order to calibrate it; to assign a value of zero to. So ˈzeroizing vbl. n.
1908Brit. Patent 23,895 3 Such clutches have already been employed for the simultaneous zeroizing of two indicating mechanisms. 1914E. M. Horsburgh Mod. Instruments & Methods Calculation 87 Mr. Trinks has invented a device which disengages the pawls from the number wheels when the latter are being zeroised. Ibid., The zeroising crank is fixed on the right-hand side of the carriage, and the zeroising is effected by a half revolution of this crank. 1928[see register n.1 10 c]. 1945Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 671/1 It is said to enable operational errors to be rectified in a matter of moments, and the calculations to be continued without the waste of time involved by ‘zeroising’ the machine and restarting the calculations from the beginning. 1956G. A. Montgomerie Digital Calculating Machines ii. 28 The other major control is the zeroizing or clearance key or handle at the right-hand side of the keyboard. 1974Software World V. v. 12 Integer Function JCV12C converts a positive integer L (L ‹ 256) to a character in A1 format, zeroizing bits 24 to 1. |
