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3-letter words that end in x

  • nex — (archaic) alternative spelling of next.
  • nix — nothing.
  • nlx — (hardware, standard)   A low-profile, low TCO motherboard design created jointly by Intel Corp., IBM, DEC and other PC vendors. In contrast to the traditional single-board design, NLX uses a riser card to carry PCI, ISA and AGP bus data (despite Intel's stated intent to rid PC motherboards of the ISA bus by 2000). Version 1.2 of NLX is the final specification, and was frozen in March 1997. Minor modifications appear in the form of "Engineering Change Requests".
  • nox — the Roman goddess of the night
  • nyx — an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.
  • ocx — OLE custom controls
  • onx — A graphics package from LAL Orsay.
  • pax — the Roman goddess of peace.
  • pbx — Private Branch Exchange
  • pcx — (filename extension)   A filename extension for images created with the IBM PC Paintbrush tool.
  • pex — (PHIGS Extension to X) Extension to the X Window System providing 3d graphics support.
  • pix — Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
  • pox — a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
  • pyx — Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
  • qnx — (operating system)   A realtime, network distributed, POSIX-certified, microkernel, multi-user, multitasking, ROMable, fault-tolerant, embeddable operating system that supports TCP/IP, NFS, FTP, the X Window System, Microsoft Windows as a guest process, Ethernet, Token Ring, Arcnet and Watcom ANSI C/C++. Support for Pentium, 486, 386, 286, 80x87. Developed and distributed by QNX Software Systems, Ltd. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • qux — (computing) Alternative form of quux.
  • rax — to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
  • rdx — Research Department Explosive; another name for cyclonite
  • rex — king.
  • sax — a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
  • sex — either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions.
  • sfx — Sfx is an abbreviation for special effects.
  • six — a cardinal number, five plus one.
  • sox — a hard blow.
  • spx — 1.   (networking)   Sequenced Packet Exchange. 2.   (application)   A graphics program for the Atari microcomputer. 3. Simplex.
  • stx — Start Of Text
  • tax — a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
  • tex — Joseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
  • thx — thanks
  • tix — tickets
  • tnx — (chat)   Thanks. Also "TNX 1.0E6" or "TNXE6" - thanks a million.
  • tpx — Terminal Productivity eXecutive
  • tux — tuxedo.
  • ucx — Universal Communications X
  • vax — (computer)   /vaks/ (Virtual Address eXtension) The most successful minicomputer design in industry history, possibly excepting its immediate ancestor, the PDP-11. Between its release in 1978 and its eclipse by killer micros after about 1986, the VAX was probably the hacker's favourite machine, especially after the 1982 release of 4.2BSD Unix. Especially noted for its large, assembly code-programmer-friendly instruction set - an asset that became a liability after the RISC revolution. VAX is also a British brand of carpet cleaner whose advertising slogan, "Nothing sucks like a VAX!" became a battle-cry of RISC partisans. It is even sometimes claimed that DEC actually entered a licencing deal that allowed them to market VAX computers in the UK in return for not challenging the carpet cleaner trademark in the US. The slogan originated in the late 1960s as "Nothing sucks like Electrolux", Electrolux AB being a rival Swedish company. It became a classic textbook example of the perils of not knowing the local idiom, which is ironic because, according to the Electrolux press manager in 1996, the double entendre was intentional. VAX copied the slogan in their promotions in 1986-1987, and it surfaced in New Zealand TV ads as recently as 1992!
  • vex — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
  • vgx — Variational Graphics eXtended
  • vox — the voice of the people; popular opinion. Abbreviation. vox pop.
  • vsx — Verification Suite for X/open.
  • wax — a fit of anger; rage.
  • wex — Obsolete form of wax.
  • wgx — Wrestling Gone Xtreme
  • wox — (obsolete) Simple past form of wax.
  • wwx — World Wrestling X-Treme
  • xex — Xtreme Elite Xecutioners
  • xxx — /X-X-X/ A marker that attention is needed. Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are kluged or need to be. Some hackers liken "XXX" to the notional heavy-porn movie rating. Compare FIXME.
  • yex — (archaic) Hiccup.
  • zax — a hatchetlike tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slate.
  • zex — a tool for cutting roof slate
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