Lexicon data
File type: Various data file
Files with lex file extension can be generally found as lexicons, dictionary or vocabulary files used in many programs that offer spell-checking support.
Found 4 different file type records with the same lex filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The lex file extension is commonly used for lexicon files. These files usually serve same purpose as Dictionary or Vocabulary files - they store words or phrases that can be used in a program, typically for spell-checking.
These .lex files are used in numerous programs, like Adobe software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office but in different formats.
Usually, you can import lexicon files to their original programs only.
Sometimes users can export or transform lexicons / dictionaries between various formats.
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
SmartWare (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
COREX (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 7 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: February 28, 2019
The lex file extension is associated with the HP-Basic and used for its language extension.
HP BASIC for OpenVMS is the latest name for a dialect of the BASIC programming language created by Digital Equipment Corporation and now owned by Hewlett-Packard. It has been implemented on a variety of DEC-derived platforms, including the PDP-11, VAX/VMS, OpenVMS on Alpha and now OpenVMS on IA-64.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: March 21, 2019
A lex file extension is associated with the Lex and Flex.
In computer science, lex is a program that generates lexical analyzers ("scanners" or "lexers"). Lex is commonly used with the yacc parser generator.
Lex is the standard lexical analyzer generator on many Unix systems, and a tool exhibiting its behavior is specified as part of the POSIX standard.
Lex reads an input stream specifying the lexical analyzer and outputs source code implementing the lexer in the C programming language.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Unix (Linux/Unix)
File type category:
Temporary file
Date updated: January 24, 2019
The lex file extension is associated with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007.
The lex files are temporary files created during the backup process. They serve no purpose and can be deleted.
Examples:
NLGINDEXLEXICON.LEX
In vast majority of cases, users cannot access temporary saved data.
Temporary files are usually not meant to be converted to anything else.
Microsoft SharePoint Server (Microsoft Windows)
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