<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
the	O
SEX	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
mnemonic	O
has	O
often	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Sign	O
EXtend	O
"	O
machine	O
instruction	B-General_Concept
found	O
in	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
6809	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
computer	O
's	O
or	O
CPU	O
's	O
"	O
sex	O
"	O
can	O
also	O
mean	O
the	O
endianness	O
of	O
the	O
computer	B-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
x86	B-Operating_System
computers	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
byte	B-Application
sex	O
"	O
as	O
HC11	B-Device
computers	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functions	O
are	O
sometimes	O
needed	O
for	O
computers	O
of	O
different	O
endianness	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
as	O
protocols	O
often	O
use	O
big	O
endian	O
byte	B-Application
coding	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
RCA	B-General_Concept
1802	I-General_Concept
series	O
of	O
microprocessors	O
,	O
the	O
SEX	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
SEt	O
X	O
,	O
"	O
instruction	B-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
to	O
designate	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
sixteen	O
16-bit	O
registers	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
X	O
(	O
index	O
)	O
register	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
file	O
sharing	O
has	O
sometimes	O
spread	O
computer	O
viruses	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
stated	O
that	O
“	O
illicit	O
SEX	O
can	O
transmit	O
viral	O
diseases	O
to	O
your	O
computer.	O
”	O
The	O
involvement	O
of	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
 '	O
/pub	O
directories	O
in	O
this	O
process	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
being	O
explained	O
as	O
a	O
contraction	O
of	O
'	O
pubic	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
