exec

Company higher-up, briefly

Exec is informal for executive—a high-ranking manager or administrator in a business or organization: studio execs, a tech exec.

In computing, exec refers to executing a program or command, or the system call that does so.

The word sometimes appears as a verb meaning to execute or carry out.

corporate

CEO

Top corporate officer

CFOTop corporate money officer
COOTop operations executive
presidentElected leader of nation

chief · officer · manager · director · administrator · supervisor · boss · suit · corner office · board

computing

command

Authoritative instruction given

scriptWritten words for performance
binaryConsisting of two parts
processSteps toward a result

runtime · terminal · shell · program · file · permission · batch · compile · thread · kernel

execute

run

Move swiftly on foot

launchSet into motion
performExecute or present
carry outComplete an intended action

implement · accomplish · complete · fulfill · achieve · finalize · dispatch · process · trigger · invoke

judicial

death penalty

Legal execution for crimes

capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
electric chairElectrocution execution device

death row · condemned · gallows · firing squad · last meal · clemency · stay · warden

shorthand

abbreviation

Shortened word form

informalRelaxed, not official
slangInformal in-group vocabulary
clippingPiece cut out

truncation · shortening · contraction · nickname · casual · colloquial

Categories

bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
executivesCEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CTO
Linuxkernel, bash, root, sudo, chmod
Unixbash, cat, cd, grep, chmod
code commandscall, return, if, else, for
Mount Optionsdefaults, auto, dev, user, users

Opposites

organizational hierarchy

execsubordinate

One lower in rank

underling · peon · grunt · minion · employee

labor vs management

Physical task performer

labor · rank and file · worker · blue-collar worker · wage earner

Phrases

executive jetPrivate aircraft for corporate travel
account executiveClient relationship sales professional
executive decisionChoice made by leadership
executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
executive producerSenior production decision-maker
public executionWitnessed state killing

Family

executive, execution, execute, executed, executives, executing, executor, executes, executioner

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G