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Technology

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VEX prefix The VEX prefix (from "vector extensions") and VEX coding scheme are an extension to the x86 and x86-64 instruction set architecture for microprocessors from Intel, AMD and others. Features The VEX coding scheme allows the definition of new instru ...
, a microprocessor opcode prefix and coding scheme for the x64 and x86 instruction set architecture * Vex, a scripting language in the software
Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...
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Venus Express ''Venus Express'' (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April 2006 and began continuously sending back science data from its polar orbit around Venus. ...
, a European Space Agency space mission to the planet Venus * ''Vex'', a suborbital test
Tronador Tronador ( es, Cerro Tronador) is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, located along the border between Argentina and Chile, near the Argentine city of Bariloche. The mountain was named ''Tronador'' (Spanish for "Thunderer") by locals ...
rocket in development by Argentina *
VEX Robotics VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF). In ...
, a robotics program for elementary through university students


Fiction

*Voltayre's Encyclopedia Xenobiologica, a fictional guide to the 1994 ''
Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
'' universe *Vex, a character in the 2010 Canadian television series ''
Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...
'' *Vex, a character in the 2011 video game ''
Darkspore ''Darkspore'' was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from ''Spore''. It was described as "a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the muta ...
'' *Vex, a character in the 2011 video game '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' *The Vex, a race of semi-organic machines and one of the four alien enemy factions found in the 2014 video game ''
Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...
'' *Vex'ahlia "Vex" de Rolo (née Vessar), a Half-Elf Ranger / Rogue character in the 2015 American web series ''
Critical Role ''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 after ...
'' where professional voice actors play the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *Vex, a mob from ''
Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being ...
'' summoned by Evokers. *Vex, The Gloomist, a playable champion character in the MOBA video game ''
League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for War ...
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Other uses

* ''Vex'' (album), by Steel Pulse *
Vex, Switzerland Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Vex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.5% is forested. Of the rest of ...
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Ulorin Vex Ulorin Vex is the stage name of Christiane Shillito, an alternative model and artist from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Her extensive list of credits include dozens of magazine features and covers, ad campai ...
, English model * ''Vex'' (brachiopod), a
brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, w ...
genus; See
List of brachiopod genera This is a list of brachiopod genera which includes both extinct (fossil) forms and extant (living) genera (bolded). Names are according to the conventions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. A *'' Aalenirhynchia'' *'' Aberia'' ...
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Virgin Express N.V. Virgin Express S.A. was a Belgian airline created within the Virgin Group. It operated flights mainly to southern Europe from its hub at Brussels Airport. Ticket sales were mainly through the Internet. The airline merged with SN Brussels Ai ...
, a European airline, now merged into Brussels Airlines


See also

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VEX Robotics Competition VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF). In ...
, a robotics competition * FIRST Vex Challenge, another robotics competition * Z.Vex Effects, a US effects pedal company founded by Zachary Vex **
Z.Vex Fuzz Factory The Z.Vex Fuzz Factory is a fuzz pedal made by the American inventor and musician Zachary Vex of the Z.Vex Effects company. The Fuzz Factory is based on, yet vastly expands the tonal palette of, classic fuzz-tone designs from the 1960s. Invente ...
, a brand of fuzz box used for musical effects {{disambiguation, surname