zero-order design

English

Etymology

Developed by NASA for excavation on the Moon. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “but why the name?”)

Noun

zero-order design (plural zero-order designs)

  1. (surveying) An optimal network design within a computer. It involves choosing an optimal reference system and revolving it around a certain real number.
    Synonym: ZOD