command line interface

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command line interface

noun command line interfaces · command-line interface

A user interface in which the user interacts with the computer through lines of text instead of graphical images.
Similar: CLI, CLUI, character user interface

Opposite: graphical user interface

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Opposite: graphical user interface

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한국어	명령줄 인터페이스 myeongnyeongjul inteopeiseu, 명령행 인터페이스 myeongnyeonghaeng inteopeiseu, 명령어 인터페이스 myeongnyeong'eo inteopeiseu
日本語	コマンドラインインタフェース komando rain intafēsu
Français	interface en ligne de commande
Deutsch	Kommandozeile
Ελληνικά	διεπαφή γραμμής εντολής diepafí grammís entolís

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@misc{command_line_interface_2026,
  title = {command line interface},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/command%20line%20interface},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}