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{{term|[[Zener diode]]}}

{{defn|Nickname for "voltage regulator diodes" which may rely either on the Zener effect or avalanche breakdown to maintain a roughly constant voltage; the two effects have opposite temperature coefficients of voltage.}}

{{term|[[Ziegler-Nichols tuning method]]}}

{{defn|It is a heuristic method of tuning a PID controller.}}

{{term|[[zigzag transformer]]}}

{{defn|A multiwinding three phase transformer, sometimes used for grounding.}}