zombiea computer controlled by a hacker, without the owner?s knowledge, so that it sends large quantities of data to a Web site, making it inaccessible to other usersAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreezom·bie  (z?m?b?)n.1. a. In voodoo belief and popular folklore, a corpse that has been reanimated, especially by means of a supernatural power or spell.b. One who looks or behaves like an automaton.c. A computer connected to the internet and controlled by a remote unauthorized user to perform malicious tasks, without the owner being aware.2. A bank or business that cannot meet its financial obligations or make new loans but has been allowed to continue operating by the government.3. A snake god of voodoo cults in West Africa, Haiti, and the southern United States.4. A tall mixed drink made of various rums, liqueurs, and fruit juices.[Louisiana French Creole and Haitian Creole zonbi and of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbi, ghost, soul, spirit.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zombie (?z?mb?) or zombin, pl -bies or -bis1. a person who is or appears to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment; automaton2. (Alternative Belief Systems) a supernatural spirit that reanimates a dead body3. (Alternative Belief Systems) a corpse brought to life in this manner4. (Alternative Belief Systems) the snake god of voodoo cults in the West Indies, esp Haiti, and in scattered areas of the southern US5. (Alternative Belief Systems) the python god revered in parts of West Africa6. (Computer Science) a piece of computer code that instructs an infected computer to send a virus on to other computer systems[from Kongo zumbi good-luck fetish] ?zombiism nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zom?bie (?z?m bi) n. 1. (in voodoo) a. the body of a dead person supernaturally imbued with the semblance of life and set to perform tasks as a mute, will-less slave. b. a living person enslaved in the same manner after the soul has been magically removed. 2. a. a person whose behavior or responses are wooden, listless, or mechanical; automaton. b. an eccentric or peculiar person. 3. a drink made with several kinds of rum, fruit juice, and sugar. [1865?75, Amer.; appar.