zap Definition

zap
verb zapped, zapping

colloq:
1. To hit, destroy or shoot something, especially suddenly.
2. computing.
To delete all the data in (a file) or from (the main memory of a computer).
intr
3. To change TV channels frequently using a remote-control device.
tr & intr
4. To move quickly or suddenly.

Derivative: zapping
noun

Etymology: 1940s: imitation of the sound.