Compatibility Guide

110 Glossary
ZIF
Acronym for zero insertion force. Some systems use
ZIF sockets and connectors to allow devices such as the
microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with no
stress applied to the device.
ZIP
A 3.5-inch removable disk drive from Iomega. Originally,
it provided 100-MB removable cartridges. The drive is
bundled with software that can catalog the disks and lock
the files for security. A 250-MB version of the Zip drive
also reads and writes the 100-MB Zip cartridges.