executive

adj : having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.;

"the executive branch"

n 1: a person responsible for the administration of a business

[syn: {executive director}]

2: persons who administer the law

3: someone who manages a government agency or department [syn:

{administrator}]

executive

The {command interpreter} or {shell} for an

{operating system}. The term is used especially around

{mainframes} and probably derived from {UNIVAC}'s archaic

{EXEC 2} and current (in 2000) {EXEC 8} {operating systems}.

(2000-08-06)