hex : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hex	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hex adj of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base Synonym(s): hexadecimal, hex n an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" Synonym(s): hex, jinx, curse, whammy v cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Synonym(s): hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hex- \Hex-\, Hexa \Hex"a\ [Gr. "e`x six. See {Six}.] A prefix or combining form, used to denote six, sixth, etc.; as, hexatomic, hexabasic.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hex n. 1. Short for {{hexadecimal}}, base 16. 2. A 6-pack of anything (compare {quad}, sense 2). 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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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. The {hash} character, used to introduce {hexadecimal} constants in some {assembly language}s. [{Jargon File}] (1995-03-06)