exec

A person with a high position managing a company or organization.

• A company exec called me.
• Several senior execs attended the meeting.
• The studio hired a new exec to manage its films.

Similar words: executive, manager

Common phrases: senior exec, company exec, media exec

The officer who is the commander’s main assistant.

• The exec reported to the captain.
• Our new exec inspected the crew before departure.
• The captain left the exec in charge of the ship.

Similar words: executive officer, second-in-command

Common phrases: ship exec, the new exec

To start and run a computer program or command.

• The shell can exec another program.
• The service execs a script when it starts.
• Check the path before you exec the command.

How to use it: exec something (The process will exec a new program.)

Similar words: execute, run

Common phrases: exec a program, exec a command