TeX

See also: tex and Tex

English

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛx/[1], /tɛk/
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Homophone: tech

Proper noun

TeX

(computer languages) A digital typesetting system used primarily for the formatting of mathematical formulae.
- 1986, Jacques Desarmenien, TEX for Scientific Documentation: Second European Conference, Strasbourg, France, June 19-21, 1986. Proceedings, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 41:
  TFFI-mode makes it possible for BibTeX to work on plain TeX documents as well.

Derived terms

LaTeX

References

The final consonant of TeX is intended by its developer to be pronounced similar to loch or Bach. However, English speakers often pronounce it /tɛk/, like the first syllable of technical.

Anagrams

ext, ext.

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[1] The final consonant of TeX is intended by its developer to be pronounced similar to loch or Bach. However, English speakers often pronounce it /tɛk/, like the first syllable of technical.

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