noun
Return-to-Zero; RZ
A line code used in digital data transmission where the signal returns to zero between bits. Technical computing term.
記録変調方式の一つとしてRZ方式が知られている。
The RZ method is known as one type of recording modulation scheme.
NRZ (Non-Return-to-Zero) is a contrasting line code where the signal does not return to zero between bits, unlike RZ.
Compound of 記録 (recording), 変調 (modulation), and 方式 (method/system). The term directly describes a modulation method used in recording.