lex

v. to turn a stream of text into small pieces called tokens so a computer can understand it.

v. to perform lexical analysis on a character stream, converting it into a sequence of tokens for a parser.

“The compiler needs to lex the source code before it can check for errors.”

“The program failed because it could not correctly lex the unconventional symbols used in the input file.”

Technical

n. a short, friendly name for people called Alexander or Alexandra.

n. a hypocoristic or pet form of given names such as Alexander, Alexandra, or Alexis.

“Everyone at the office calls him Lex instead of Alexander.”

“Lex was chosen as a gender-neutral nickname that suited her preference for brevity over the more traditional Alexandra.”

Informal