lex

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Definitions of lex word

abbreviation LEX law1 . 1
noun lex (computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing. 1
noun Technical meaning of lex 1. (tool) A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. A version, by David Poole at Montana has been retargeted to Turbo Pascal, ftp://iecc.com/pub/file/lyprg.zip. 2. (language, specification) The lexical specification language for COPS. 1
noun lex a system or body of laws 0
noun lex a particular specified law 0
abbreviation LEX law 0

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500, lex is from the Latin word lēx

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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