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From: John Reese <john.reese@gmail.com>
To: Chris <chrishynan@f2s.com>
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2005/8/8, Chris <chrishynan@f2s.com>:
> Hi folks,
>=20
> could anyone let me know what the 'Z' stands for ?
>=20
>=20
> Thanks,
>=20
> Chris.

I always guessed it wasn't so much that it was short for something as
that it represented something similar to the "omega" in "I am the
alpha and the omega."  I.e. the Z shell, the last word in shells.