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khaledh ◴[] No.43668156[source]
I assume the name is based on Vannevar Bush's Memex¹?

¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex

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bostonvaulter2 ◴[] No.43669161[source]
The ex suffix could also come from Elixir (its a common pattern in many libraries)
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1. shibaobun ◴[] No.43673542[source]
This and the previous comment are both correct :)