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command line

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[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

Example Sentences

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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

I think about technology growing up from command line interfaces through the ’70s, to the invention of the graphical user interface—the mouse, the keyboard.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2018

Here's a breakdown of the man -k PostScript command line:    man.

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

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