execute /ekˈsi-kūt/ transitive verb- To perform
- To produce
- To give effect to
- To carry into effect
- To make valid by signing (law)
- To put to use or bring into action
- To put to death by law
- To carry out the instructions in (a compiled version of a program), to run (a program) (computing)
ORIGIN: L exsequī, exsecūtus, from ex out, and sequī to follow execūtable /eksˈi-kūt-ə-bl or ek-sekˈūt-ə-bl/ adjective - That can be executed
- That can be run by a computer
noun (computing)An executable file or program execūtancy /eg-zekˈ/ noun Technique in music execūtant /eg-zekˈ/ noun - Someone who executes or performs
- A technically accomplished performer of music
adjective Performing execūter /eksˈ/ noun execūˈtion noun - The act of, or skill in, executing or performing
- Accomplishment
- Completion
- The infliction of capital punishment
- The carrying into effect of the sentence of a court of law
- The warrant for doing so
execūˈtioner noun A person who executes, esp one who carries out a sentence of death executive /eg-zekˈū-tiv/ adjective - Concerned with performance, administration or management
- Qualifying for or relating to the execution of the law
- Administrative
- For the use of business executives
- Hence (loosely) expensive or sophisticated
- Active
- Designed or fitted to execute or perform
noun- The power or authority in government that carries the laws into effect
- The persons who administer the government or an organization
- A person in an executive position in government or business
- (also chief executive) the head of an executive, eg a president, governor, mayor, etc (US)
execˈūtively adverb execūtor /eg-zekˈ/ noun - A person who executes or performs
- A person appointed by a testator to see a will carried into effect (law)
execūtōˈrial adjective execˈūtorship noun execˈūtory adjective - Executing official duties
- Designed to be carried into effect
execˈūtrix noun (pl execˈūtrixes or execūtrīˈcēs) A female executor (also execˈutress) execˈūtry noun - Executorship
- Moveable or heritable estate and effects (Scots law)
execution error noun (computing) A programming error which comes to light when the program is run (also called run-time error) Executive Council noun - A ministerial council headed by the Governor(-General) (Aust and NZ)
- (without caps) a council with executive power
executive officer noun - An officer with executive power
- (in certain countries, eg US) a naval officer responsible for the general administration of a ship
executive program noun (computing) A program which controls the use of a computer and the running of compiled programs executive session noun (US) - A meeting of the Senate for executive business, usu held in private
- Any meeting in private
executive toy noun A mechanism or gadget with little practical use, intended primarily as a diversion for business executives |