different between doc vs dox

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?k/
• Rhymes: -?k
• Homophones: Doc, dock

Etymology 1

Clipping of doctor.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

1. (informal) A doctor.

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of document.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

1. (informal, usually in the plural) A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.

Etymology 3

Clipping of documentary.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

1. (informal) A documentary.

   Synonyms: docu, (South Africa) doccie

   • 2003, The Independent Film & Video Monthly (page 38)

     If you think watching a doc about a spelling bee isn't the most entertaining way to spend ninety minutes, think again.

Anagrams

• C.O.D., CDO, COD, OCD, ODC, cod

Italian

Noun

doc

1. Alternative letter-case form of DOC (“controlled designation of origin”)

Adjective

doc

1. (chiefly wine) certified as DOC (of a product, usually wine)

2. (by extension, colloquial) genuine, excellent

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *duH. Cognate with White Hmong deg.

Noun

doc 

1. turtle

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?? (da?a, “ten”)

Numeral

doc

1. ten

Romanian

Etymology

From English dock.

Noun

doc n (plural docuri)

1. dock

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• doxx

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ks

Noun

dox pl (plural only)

1. (slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
   • 1995, "J Eric Chard", Will Vinton's Playmation (on newsgroup comp.graphics.animation)

     Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox?

   • 2002, "X", this is getting old (on newsgroup houston.general)

     its ok, someone emailed me his address, phone #, ss#, the works. seems theres^[sic] someone out there that dislikes him more than i do. i cant wait to hear how many people have his dox now. this should be really interesting...

   • 2004, "Andrew D Kirch", Here is something that will work for the rest of us (on newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse.email)

     judging by the lack of the 6 it would appear we have our spammer here, LETS^[sic] PULL HIS DOX!

Verb

dox (third-person singular simple present doxes, present participle doxing, simple past and past participle doxed)

1. Alternative form of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) on the Internet”)

See also

• hax
• vax

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?uh?s- (compare Old Irish donn (“dark”), Latin fuscus (“dark, dusky”), Sanskrit ???? (dh?sara, “dust-colored”)), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“smoke, mist, haze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doks/

Adjective

dox

1. dark, swarthy

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: dosk
  • English: dusk