zappingn.

/ˈzapɪŋ/

Etymology: < zap v. + -ing suffix¹.

slang.

The action of zap v.; spec. the practice of skipping advertisements when watching television programmes.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [noun] > change

zapping1972

zap1983

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act of causing wonder

amazing1530

mazing1583

overwhelm1596

stun1727

zapping1972

society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > browsing channels > skipping adverts

zapping1972

1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 8 Jan. 17/7 I wouldn't take the zapping he has taken, to use the contemporary word, for a million dollars.

1983 Times 27 Oct. 8/3 The practice is known in the US as ‘zapping’. Apparently people who have remote control devices are substantially more likely..to switch over to another channel when ads come on.

1983 Austral. Personal Computer Nov. 32/2 You could add suitable sound-effects to an applications program—zapping noises as a word processor deletes characters, maybe?

1984 Listener 9 Feb. 14/2 For the ITV companies there is the additional problem of ‘zapping’ to contend with—the habitual use of the fast-forward button to bypass the commercial breaks in recorded material.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	zapping
释义	zappingn. /ˈzapɪŋ/ Etymology: < zap v. + -ing suffix¹. slang. The action of zap v.; spec. the practice of skipping advertisements when watching television programmes. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [noun] > change zapping1972 zap1983 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > act of causing wonder amazing1530 mazing1583 overwhelm1596 stun1727 zapping1972 society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > browsing channels > skipping adverts zapping1972 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 8 Jan. 17/7 I wouldn't take the zapping he has taken, to use the contemporary word, for a million dollars. 1983 Times 27 Oct. 8/3 The practice is known in the US as ‘zapping’. Apparently people who have remote control devices are substantially more likely..to switch over to another channel when ads come on. 1983 Austral. Personal Computer Nov. 32/2 You could add suitable sound-effects to an applications program—zapping noises as a word processor deletes characters, maybe? 1984 Listener 9 Feb. 14/2 For the ITV companies there is the additional problem of ‘zapping’ to contend with—the habitual use of the fast-forward button to bypass the commercial breaks in recorded material. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1972
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