zero-based

adjective

Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.

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Meanings

adjectivezero-based (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessOf a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.
  2. not comparablecomputingOf an array or list: such the first element of the array or list is called the zeroth.
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Chicago

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