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Common Gateway Interface

American  
[kom-uhn geyt-wey in-ter-feys] / ˈkɒm ən ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈɪn tərˌfeɪs /

noun

Computers.

  1. a protocol for instructing a server to execute a user-generated script on an interactive website, such as when a user enters a query using an online form and receives information retrieved from a database. CGI

Etymology

Origin of Common Gateway Interface

First recorded in 1990–95

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