lex.
To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
Meaning & usage
To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of lexical (analysis).
A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of lexical (analysis).
A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx, lēgeslbor. English lex Learned borrowing from Latin lēx, lēges (“law(s)”).
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