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exec¹
Where it comes from
Clipping of executive.
noun execs
- An executive; a person employed at the executive level. An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records.
- An executive officer, i.e. the chief assistant to the commanding officer. “'Okay. Report to the exec's office right after inspection tomorrow, Mister Keith. Best of luck.”
exec²
Where it comes from
Clipping of execute.
verb execs · execing · execed
- To execute; to run.
exec³
Where it comes from
Clipping of executable.
noun execs
- Alternative form of exe (“a Windows executable file”). However, you should know the source of any document that you receive via e-mail that contains an executable file. […] Personally, I never open or download an exec or MS Office file unless I know the source.
exec⁴
Where it comes from
Clipping of executioner.
noun execs · exe
- Clipping of executioner I first picked one of the Exec's Blade's^([sic]) up, and then a bit later the other (since they were dropped from two different monsters).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: implementation, executive, execution, runnable, enforceable, executable, timeout, second, ceo, executions, execu., exec., exe., exco, chief executive, executiveship
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