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name
A river in Somerset and Devon, England, rising in Exmoor and flowing into the English Channel near Exmouth.
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name
University of Exeter, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
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noun
A Windows executable file.
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Qualifier: file format
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of exe.
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Usage: alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
From Old English Ex, a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk (compare Welsh Wysg), a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Esk, and Usk.
Shortening of Exeter.
Clipping of executable.
Across languages
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