English Dictionary: Executive | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Executive | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Executive \Ex*ec"u*tive\, n. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Executive \Ex*ec"u*tive\, a. [Cf.F. ex[82]cutif.] Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc. Note: In government, executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial; legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws; judicial, to that which interprets and applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
executive {operating system}. The term is used especially around {mainframes} and probably derived from {UNIVAC}'s archaic {EXEC 2} and current (in 2000) {EXEC 8} {operating systems}. (2000-08-06) |