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What (who) is Hex - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
HEX; HEX (disambiguation); Hex (disambiguation); Hex (book); Hex (film); Hex (novel); Hex (album)
hex
n. (AE) to put a hex on smb.
hex
1. hexadecimal.
2. A 6-pack of anything (compare quad). Neither usage has
anything to do with magic or black art, though the pun is
appreciated and occasionally used by hackers. True story: As
a joke, some hackers once offered some surplus ICs for sale to
be worn as protective amulets against hostile magic. The
chips were, of course, hex inverters.
3. <character> The hash character, used to introduce
hexadecimal constants in some assembly languages.
[Jargon File ]
(1995-03-06)
hex
hex1
N. Amer.
¦ verb cast a spell on.
¦ noun
1. a magic spell.
2. a witch.
Origin
C19 (as v.): from Pennsylvanian Ger. hexe (v.), Hex (n.), from Ger. hexen (v.), Hexe (n.).
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hex2
¦ adjective &noun short for hexadecimal.
Examples of use of Hex
1. He took off the handle with his handy hex wrench.
2. So they put a hex on Hillary‘s campaign and made Barack their favorite son.
3. It even had its own hex wrench that was the right size.
4. For those of you who are still uncertain about said word, it rhymes with hex.
5. "They also know how to lose," he said, spurning the idea that Liverpool have a hex over his team.