Associations to the word «Lex»

Wiktionary

LEX, verb. (computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
LEX, proper noun. A pet form of the male given name Alexander.
LEX TALIONIS, noun. Law of equivalent retaliation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats