zero-length

English

Adjective

zero-length (not comparable)

1. (military) Being or relating to a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude.

   zero-length launch system; zero-length take-off

2. (programming) Having a length of zero; containing no elements, text characters, etc.

   a zero-length array; a zero-length string