Lex Definition

lĕks
lex, leges
noun
Law.
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abbreviation
Lexicon.
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verb

(computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

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pronoun

A pet form of the male given name Alexander.

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Origin of Lex

  • Latin lēx lēg- leg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From lexical analysis, from lexical

    From Wiktionary

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