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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), noun; pl. {Leges} (l[=e]"j[=e]z). [L. See {Legal}.] Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[ae], the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "lex": act, bill, bylaw, canon, decree, dictate, dictation, edict, enactment, form, formality, formula, formulary, institution, jus, law, legislation, measure, ordinance, ordonnance, prescript, prescription, regulation, rubric, rule, ruling, standing order, statute
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Lex
1. A {lexical analyser} generator for {Unix} and its input language. There is a {GNU} version called {flex} and a version written in, and outputting, {SML/NJ} called {ML-lex}. A version, by David Poole at Montana has been retargeted to {Turbo Pascal}, {(ftp://iecc.com/pub/file/lyprg.zip)}. ["Lex - A Lexical Analyzer Generator", M.E. Lesk, CS TR 39, Bell Labs, Oct 1975]. 2. The lexical specification language for {COPS}. ["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp.122-159]. (2000-11-15)
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