Zeddy

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English

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Etymology

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From zed +‎ -y, from the pronunciation of the first letter of the name.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Zeddy (plural Zeddies)

  1. (computing, slang) The Sinclair ZX81, an early British home computer.
    Coordinate terms: Ammy, Archie, Beeb, Commie, Miggy, Speccy, Trash-80
    • 2021, Darren Randle, Popular Retro (volume 2, issue 1, page 8)
      This was never released by Software Project [sic] and with it being developed late in the machine's commercial life, not many Zeddy users knew about it, but it was uncovered thanks to the powers of the Internet.