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  • EXE
    /eks'ee/ or /eek'see/ or /E-X-E/ n. An executable binary file. Some operating systems (notably MS-DOS, VMS, and TWENEX) use the extension .EXE to... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


  •  View Definition: examining the entrails 

    examining the entrails


    n. The process of grovelling through a core dump or hex image in the attempt to discover the bug that brought a program or system down. The reference is to divination from the entrails of a sacrified animal. Compare runes, incantation, black art, desk check.