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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), n.; 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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [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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