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shell program

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noun

  1. computing a basic low-cost computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit his personal requirements

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The new GNU system, the author predicted, would carry all the usual components-a text editor, a shell program to run Unix-compatible applications, a compiler, "and a few other things."

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam

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