Zap

A zap is an onomatopoetic word for a discharge of electricity or an electric shock.

Zap or ZAP can refer to:

People

Zap, stage name of Raye Hollitt, as a cast member on American Gladiators
Master Zap, nickname of Håkan Andersson, Swedish software engineer and musician

Places

Zap, North Dakota, United States
Zap or Zaprešić, Croatia

Computer programming

.ZAP File, a file extension allowing publishing of an application to users where an MSI file does not exist
zap, the ISO 639-3 and 639-2 code for Zapotec languages

Entertainment

Comics

Zap Comix, an underground comics series founded by Robert Crumb in 1968
Zap! (webcomic), a sci-fi webcomic by Chris Layfield and Pascalle C.

Other entertainment

Zap! (computer game), a 2005 top-down shooter by GarageGames
Zap (G.I. Joe), a character from the G.I. Joe franchise
"Zap" (song), an instrumental by Eric Johnson
ZZZap!, a 1990s British children's television programme for deaf children
Raye Hollitt, female competetive bodybuilder, known as "Zap" on the original American Gladiators

Social

ZAP, Zenith Applied Philosophy, a breakaway sect of Scientology based in Christchurch, New Zealand
ZAP, Zero Aggression Principle, a personal philosophy
Zap (action), a direct political action favored by early gay liberation groups

Transportation

ZAP, call sign of Titan Airways

Automobiles

Zap, or Zaporozhets, a long-lived series of small, rear-engined Soviet Ukrainian cars
ZAP (motor company), or Zero Air Pollution, a electric vehicle manufacturer and marketer

Other uses

Zap, a British caramel/chocolate flavoured ice lolly
Zap Graffiti Arts, an arts company based in Liverpool, United Kingdom

Translation

The word "Zap" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: ZAP, Italian: ZAP, Ripuarian: ZAP (Watt ėßß datt?).