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English

Etymology

Shortening of executive

Noun

executive, executive officer

WordNet exec
n : the chief executive department of the United States
government [syn: White House]

Jargon exec /eg-zek'/ or /eks'ek/ vt., n. 1. [Unix: from `execute'] Synonym
for chain, derives from the `exec(2)' call. 2. [from `executive'] obs.
The command interpreter for an OS (see shell); term esp. used around
mainframes, and prob. derived from UNIVAC's archaic EXEC 2 and EXEC 8
operating systems. 3. At IBM and VM/CMS shops, the equivalent of a shell
command file (among VM/CMS users).

The mainstream `exec' as an abbreviation for (human) executive is
_not_ used. To a hacker, an `exec' is always a program, never a person.

FOLDOC EXEC

An early batch language for the IBM VM/CMS
systems.

[SC19-6209 Virtual Machine/ System Product CMS Command and
Macro Reference, Appendix F. CMS EXEC Control Statements].

[Was EXEC 2 was a later version?]

(2000-08-06)

FOLDOC exec

/eg-zek'/ 1. execute.

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. The innermost kernel of the Amiga
operating system which provides shared-library support,
device interface, memory management, CPU management, basic
IPC, and the basic structures for OS extension. The rest of
the Amiga OS (windowing, file system, third-party extensions,
etc.) is built using these structures.

[Jargon File]

(1997-08-01)