Usually thought to be ablend ofLamport +TeX, the former being the surname of its creator,Leslie Lamport.[1]
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑːtɛx/[n 1],/ˈleɪtɛx/,/ˈlɑːtɛk/,/ˈleɪtɛk/,/ˈleɪtɛks/
LaTeX
- (computer languages) A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout, based onTeX; often stylized asLaTeX.
- ^The final consonant ofTeX is intended by its developer to be pronounced similar toloch orBach. The letters of the name are meant to represent the capital Greek lettersΤ (tau),Ε (epsilon), andΧ (chi), asTeX is an abbreviation ofAncient Greekτέχνη(tékhnē), which is also the root word oftechnical. However, English speakers often pronounce it/tɛk/, like the first syllable oftechnical.
Borrowed fromEnglishLaTeX.
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| Revised Romanization? | ratek |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | lateg |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | rat'ek |
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| Yale Romanization? | la.theyk |
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LaTeX• (Ratek)
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