Z-FOLD A method used to fold a continuous sheet of paper into a deck of standard 8" x 11" (or other) dimensions. The continuous sheet is folded alternately to the left (and then right, left, right, etc.) onto itself after every page length. In the case of a continuous sheet of 8" width, the fold is made after every 11 inches. Dot-matrix printers can usually accommodate both z-fold paper and sheets cut to size. Z-fold is an alternate term for fanfold. See also ACCORDION FOLD; DOT-MATRIX PRINTER; FANFOLD PAPER

ZINE A colloquial term for a magazine of limited circulation and narrow focus that is distributed over the Internet. See also EZINE; FANZINE; NEWSLETTER; PERIODICAL

ZIP CODE SEQUENCE The arrangement of the names and addresses in a list by ascending order of the zip code of each record. Postal Service regulations require the sorting of mailing list labels in zip code sequence in order to be eligible for mailing at bulk third-class mail rates. See also ASCENDING ORDER; DESCENDING ORDER; MAILING SERVICE; LEXICOGRAPHIC SORT; SORT