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The correct spelling is zeroing.
How to pronounce zeroing
verb
Say it like: Zer-oyn-g
The correct spelling is zeroing. To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. For example: "Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."
Usage Examples
“Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction.”
“Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization.”
“They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.
- 2.To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.
- 3.To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.
- 4.To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.
- 5.To disappear
noun
- 1.The act, or the result of zeroing
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