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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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hex
adj : of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
[syn: {hexadecimal}]
n : an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"
[syn: {jinx}, {curse}]
v : cast a spell over someone or something put a hex on someone
or something [syn: {bewitch}, {glamour}, {witch}, {enchant},
{jinx}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 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 (13 Mar 01) [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)
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