EXE

/eks'ee/ or /eek'see/ or /E-X-E/ An executable binary file. Some operating systems (notably MS-DOS, VMS, and TWENEX) use the extension .EXE to mark such files.

This usage is also occasionally found among Unix programmers even though Unix executables don't have any required suffix.

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EXCH Exchange Server excl exclamation mark exclamation point	1802 A# ABC abstract interpretation abstract machine	EXEC exec EXEC 2 EXEC 8 executable