zero out

ˈzɪəroʊ aʊt

Definition

Definition of zero out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr./intr.

reset start

reset to an initial state

The technician zeroed out the settings before starting the test.

initialize

reset

finance

reduce something to zero

The accountant will zero out the balance.

eliminate

erase

nullify

technology

TECH.

fill with zeros in computing

TECH.

The program will zero out the memory block.

clear

initialize

reset

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Expressions with zero

ground zero

starting point of an event or process

The project was developed from ground zero.

zero chill

inability to stay calm or rational

He has zero chill when he's excited.

zero in

narrow down a search successfully

They zeroed in on the missing document.

year zero

the start of revolutionary change

The country declared year zero after the uprising.

at zero hour

adv.

at the exact time something is planned to start

The operation will commence at zero hour.

big fat zero

complete absence or failure of something

After all that effort, we got a big fat zero.

Examples of zero out in a sentence

The system will zero out all data at midnight.
The company decided to zero out the debts.
He had to zero out the account before closing it.
The system will zero out unused data.
Developers often zero out variables before use.

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French:réinitialiser, annuler, ...
German:zurücksetzen, nullstellen, ...
Italian:azzerare, ...
Spanish:restablecer, anular, ...
Portuguese:zerar, eliminar, ...
Chinese:重置, 清零, ...
Japanese:リセットする, ゼロにする, ...
Arabic:صفر, صَفَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְאַפֵּס, לְהַפְחִית לְאַפֶּס, ...
Russian:сбросить, обнулить, ...
Ukrainian:скинути, обнулити, ...
Hindi:रीसेट करना, शून्य करना, ...
Bengali:প্রাথমিক অবস্থায় ফিরিয়ে আনা, শূন্য করা, ...
Catalan:restablir, deixar a zero, ...
Czech:vynulovat, srovnat na nulu, ...
Danish:nulstille, udligne, ...
Dutch:resetten, wegboeken, ...
Greek:επαναφέρω, εξαλείφω, ...
Hungarian:lenullázni, nullára csökkenteni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ឡើងវិញទៅស្ថានភាពដើម, កាត់បន្ថយឱ្យសូន្យ, ...
Korean:초기화하다, 없애다, ...
Persian:بازنشانی کردن, به صفر رساندن, ...
Polish:zresetować, wyzerować, ...
Portuguese (BR):zerar, eliminar, ...
Romanian:a reseta, a reduce la zero, ...
Swedish:nollställa, nolla, ...
Thai:รีเซ็ต, ทำให้เป็นศูนย์, ...
Turkish:sıfırlamak, sıfırlarla doldurmak, ...
Vietnamese:đặt lại, đưa về 0, ...

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