different between dox vs lox

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

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /l?ks/
• Homophone: locks
• Rhymes: -?ks

Etymology 1

From Yiddish ?????? (laks, “salmon”), from Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *la?s- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at lax.

Noun

lox (uncountable)

1. Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

   Synonym: cold-smoked salmon

Hyponyms

• Nova

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• lox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

Alternative forms

• LOX, LOx

Noun

lox (uncountable)

1. Liquid oxygen (molecular oxygen in liquid form).

   Synonyms: LO2, O₂(l), loxygen

   Coordinate term: gox (“gaseous oxygen”)

Derived terms

See also

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *luhs (“lynx”). Cognate with Old Saxon lohs (“lynx”), Old High German luhs (“lynx”), Old Swedish l? (“lynx”). See los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loks/

Noun

lox m (nominative plural loxas)

1. lynx

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: lusk