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dex

dex

5 9.9
A compiled file for Android apps that stores program instructions
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : archivo dex
  • He downloaded the dex file to install the new application on his phone.

Examples

  • Developers often optimize their code before generating the dex format for better performance.

  • You have Samsung Dex, which is basically like a desktop version of Android.

  • Dex supervises an army of digital employees as they move across the catwalks, rewiring the program panels with cables.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • CUT TO: INT. VSI CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS - CONTROL ROOM. Halden, Dex, and Tanner watch as Emma plays back the maze run.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The app was compiled into a dex file to run smoothly on Android devices.

Synonyms

executable
vsdex
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A computer file that you can run to start a program

is a specific Android file format storing app bytecode for apps

Compounds

high dex
  • Jargon
8.3

Having very good control of fast movements and aiming

Surface Forms

dex singular
dexes plural

Etymology

Dex is a short form of Dalvik Executable, the Android file that holds app code, similar to Windows .exe files. So a dex file is the ready-to-run program file used by an Android app.