lexing

/L EH1 K S IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    (computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

noun
  1. 1

    (linguistics) A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.

  2. 2

    (history, uncommon) A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).

  3. 3

    A pet form of the male given name Alexander.

  4. 4

    A pet form of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis.

  5. 5

    (informal) Lexington.

  6. 6

    (informal) Lexus.