From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
hex
adj : of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
[syn: hexadecimal]
n : an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family";
"he put the whammy on me" [syn: jinx, curse,
whammy]
v : cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone
or something [syn: bewitch, glamour, witch,
enchant, jinx]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hex- \Hex-\, Hexa \Hex"a\ [Gr. "e`x six. See Six.]
A prefix or combining form, used to denote six, sixth, etc.;
as, hexatomic, hexabasic.
[1913 Webster]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
hex
1. hexadecimal.
2. A 6-pack of anything (compare quad). Neither usage has
anything to do with magic or black art, though the pun is
appreciated and occasionally used by hackers. True story: As
a joke, some hackers once offered some surplus ICs for sale to
be worn as protective amulets against hostile magic. The
chips were, of course, hex inverters.
3. <character> The hash character, used to introduce
hexadecimal constants in some assembly languages.
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-06)
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
hex
n.
1. Short for hexadecimal, base 16.
2. A 6-pack of anything (compare quad, sense 2). Neither usage has
anything to do with magic or black art, though the pun is
appreciated and occasionally used by hackers. True story: As a joke,
some hackers once offered some surplus ICs for sale to be worn as
protective amulets against hostile magic. The chips were, of course,
hex inverters.