Zap

Updated: 11/18/2022 by Computer Hope

Zap may refer to any of the following:

Electrical charge warning symbol.

1. Zap describes an electrical discharge. This term is commonly used when describing an electrical component being damaged by an ESD (electrostatic discharge) shock (zap). For example, someone might say they've zapped their video card while it was being installed

2. With data or data storage, zap refers to removing or deleting data on a medium.

Computer slang, Delete, ESD, Hardware terms