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/
Audio (US): (file)
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.

[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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