1. [Unix] A process that has died but has not yet relinquished its
process table slot (because the parent process hasn't executed a
wait(2) for it yet). These can be seen in ps(1) listings
occasionally. Compare {orphan}.
2. A machine, especially someone's {home box}, that has been cracked
and is being used as part of a second-stage attack by miscreants
trying to mask their home IP address. Especially used of machines
being exploited in large gangs for a mechanized denial-of-service
attack like Tribe Flood Network; the image that goes with this is of
a veritable army of zombies mindlessly doing the bidding of a
necromancer.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {orphan}]