"TeX" meaning in English

See TeX in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tɛx/, /tɛk/ Audio: En-us-TeX.ogg [US]
Etymology: The letters of the name are meant to represent the capital Greek letters Τ (tau), Ε (epsilon), and Χ (chi), as TeX is an abbreviation of Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē), which is also the root word of technical. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|Τ|tr=-}} Τ, {{m|grc|Ε|tr=-}} Ε, {{m|grc|Χ|tr=-}} Χ, {{der|en|grc|τέχνη}} Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē), {{m|en|technical}} technical Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TeX
  1. (computer languages) A digital typesetting system used primarily for the formatting of mathematical formulae. Categories (topical): Computer languages Derived forms: LaTeX

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