noun Informal.
an executive, especially in business.
Origin:
1895–1900; by final shortening
1895–1900; by final shortening
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Exec
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| exec. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | executive |
| 2. | executor |
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Slang Dictionary
exec definition[ɛgˈzɛk]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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exec definition
/eg-zek'/
A synonym for chain derived from the Unix "exec" system call.
Unix manual page: execve(2).
2. (Obsolete) executive.
The mainstream "exec" as an abbreviation for (human) executive is *not* used. To a hacker, an "exec" is a always a program, never a person.
3. At IBM and VM/CMS shops, the equivalent of a shell command file.
4.
[Jargon File]
(1997-08-01)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| exec executive |
| exec. executor |
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Example sentences
Out with the defense-industry exec, and in with the physicist-turned-logistics-geek.
The whole fat-exec-who-doesn't-deserve-to-be-there characterization is way off-base.
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