To figure out something by meditation or by a sudden flash of
enlightenment. Originally applied to bugs, but occasionally applied
to problems of life in general. "How'd you figure out the buffer
allocation problem?" "Oh, I zenned it." Contrast {grok}, which
connotes a time-extended version of zenning a system. Compare {hack
mode}. See also {guru}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Genius From Mars Technique}{glark}{grok}{hacker humor}]