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W^X

W^X noun: a security policy that implements executable space protection by ensuring every memory page is either writable or executable, but not both.

Noun

W^X (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) A security policy that implements executable space protection by ensuring every memory page is either writable or executable, but not both.

Origin of W^X

Introduced in 2003. From "write xor execute", using the ^ operator that means xor in some programming languages etc.

Questions about W^X

What does W^X mean?
W^X means a security policy that implements executable space protection by ensuring every memory page is either writable or executable, but not both.
What part of speech is W^X?
W^X is a noun.

Words near W^X in the dictionary

  1. w8ed
  2. w8ing
  3. w8s
  4. W95
  5. W98
  6. W^X
  7. wa
  8. Wa State
  9. wa'n't
  10. Wa-shih-hsia
  11. wa-wa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: W^X (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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