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command line

American  
[kuh-mand lahyn] / kəˈmænd ˌlaɪn /

noun

Computers.
  1. an interface by which the user types in instructions to be carried out instantly by the operating system or other program.


Etymology

Origin of command line

First recorded in 1970–75

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Ellen and Maddie trying to figure out who’s speaking to them through the command line.

From The Verge Sep. 6, 2022

Additionally, it revealed a simple command line that CIA officials used to launch attacks that compromised Macs and hack network switches from Cisco.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2020

Jupyter Notebook is not particularly accessible to researchers who might be uncomfortable using a command line, Brown says, but there are more user-friendly platforms that can bridge the gap, including Terra and Seven Bridges Genomics.

From Nature Jan. 12, 2020

I asked them to set it in a monospaced, sans serif font, like a command line, and the production people did the rest.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2019

However, because this pipe has a name, the two processes don't have to be on the same command line or even be run by the same user.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen

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