command-line interpreter

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command-line interpreter

noun command-line interpreters

  1. A computer program that reads lines of text entered by a user and interprets them in the context of a given operating system or programming language.

    Similar: CLI, command language interpreter, command line shell

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noun computer program

DeutschBefehlszeileninterpreter, Kommandozeileninterpreter
Ελληνικάδιερμηνευτής γραμμής εντολής diermineftís grammís entolís

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@misc{command_line_interpreter_2026,
  title = {command-line interpreter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/command-line%20interpreter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}