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I'm thinking it's a play on A(lex)a andlexical analysis[1]. That may be where Alexa got her name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_analysis https://en.wik
by nickmorri 10y ago
I'm thinking it's a play on A(lex)a andlexical analysis[1]. That may be where Alexa got her name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_analysis
- throwaway_amzn 10y agoAlexa was named after the Great Library at Alexandria. It is also helpful that Amazon owns alexa.com and that "Alexa" is a uniquely pronounced word with few rhyming words or semi-homophones making it a great wake word candidate.
- OJFord 10y agoI assumed it was specifically from 'a lexer', an homonym.