meaning of exec

1. exec /eg-zek/ system> 1. execute. A synonym for chain derived from the Unix "exec" system call. Unix manual page: execve2. 2. Obsolete executive. The mainstream "exec" as an abbreviation for human executive is *not* used. To a hacker, an "exec" is a always a program, never a person. 3. At IBM and VM/CMS shops, the equivalent of a shell command file. 4. system> The innermost kernel of the Amiga operating system which provides shared-library support, device interface, memory management, CPU management, basic IPC, and the basic structures for OS extension. The rest of the Amiga OS windowing, file system, third-party extensions, etc. is built using these structures. [Jargon File]

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