Dex
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Dex or DEX may refer to:
People
[edit]- Barbara Dex, Belgian singer
- Dex Elmont, Dutch judoka
- Dex Lee, English actor
- Dex Manley, American actor
- Famous Dex, Chicago rapper
References
[edit]- Dex, the official directory of Qwest Communications International, a former US telecom provider
- Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române (DEX), The Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language
Art, entertainment, and media
[edit]Fictional entities
[edit]- Dex, in the film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Dex, in the film The Tao of Steve
- Ronon Dex, from the TV series Stargate Atlantis
- Dex Dexter, from the TV series Dynasty
- Dex Dizznee, a character from Shannon Messenger's book series, Keeper of the Lost Cities
Games
[edit]- Dex (video game)
- Dex, an abbreviation for the dexterity attribute in role playing games
- Battle Dex, an online, turn-based strategy game featuring collectible cards inspired by Advance Wars and Magic: The Gathering
- Pokédex, the collection of the fictional animals called "Pokémon"
Literature
[edit]- Dex, a fictional teen novel series Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Music
[edit]- Dex, a vocal from the Vocaloid software
Television
[edit]- Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, an Australian children's TV program
- "Dex" (Dynasty), an episode of the TV series Dynasty
Mathematics and science
[edit]- DEX (Graph database), a graph database
- dex (decimal exponent), for use with values on a logarithmic scale
- Especially Metallicity § Chemical abundance ratios in astronomy
- Dexamethasone, a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones
- Dextroamphetamine, a psychostimulant drug
- Dexmedetomidine, a sedative medication frequently used in the ICU
- Dextromethorphan, an antitussive drug
- Dextrorotation, the property of clockwise-rotating plane polarized light
- Enantiomer or dextrorotary stereoisomer, in chemistry
Brands and enterprises
[edit]- Dex Media
- DEX One, subsidiary of Dex Media
- Dex Media (Dex One), former subsidiary of DEX One
- DEX One, subsidiary of Dex Media
- DEX New York, American cosmetics company
- Dex-Cool, antifreeze
- Subaru Dex
Computing and technology
[edit]- DEX (protocol), a data-collection method for vending machines
- .dex, standard extension for a Dalvik Executable File, into which programs for the Android OS are compiled
- DEX (Decision EXpert), a qualitative multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method
- Samsung DeX, a dock for smartphones, allowing desktop-like functionality
- Decentralized exchange (DEX), a cryptocurrency exchange without a central authority allowing peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies