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execute | x |

As a verb execute

is .

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

execute

English

Verb

(execut)
  • To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
    • There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
  • To carry out; to put into effect.
    • Your orders have been executed , sir!
    I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
  • * Milton
    • Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?
  • To perform.
    • to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
    to execute a turn in ballet
  • To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.
  • (computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

    • Synonyms

    * (computing) start, launch, run, open

    Related terms

    * executable * execution * executioner * executive * executor * executed * See also

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----