EXE
\ˌiːˌɛksˈiː], \ˌiːˌɛksˈiː], \ˌiː__ˌɛ_k_s_ˈiː]\
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/eks'ee/ or /eek'see/ or /E-X-E/ An executable binary file.Some operating systems (notably MS-DOS, VMS, and TWENEX) usethe extension .EXE to mark such files. This usage is alsooccasionally found among Unix programmers even though Unixexecutables don't have any required suffix.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500