dek

noun, num — 2 senses

dek

noun

/dɛk/

Etymology Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

1

Journalism, Media Slang The subhead of a news story.

dek

num

Etymology From the prefix dec-.

1

The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.

Related terms
roneat dek

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