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ssh¹

interjection

  1. Be quiet or reduce the volume.

verb sshes · sshing · sshed

  1. Synonym of shush.

    Similar: shush

ssh²

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of secure shell.

proper noun

  1. A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.

verb sshes · sshing · sshed

  1. To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.

SSH³

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Secure Shell, a networking protocol by which two computers are connected via a secure channel.
  2. Philippines, abbreviation, historical Abbreviation of South Superhighway (former name of SLEX).
  3. Social sciences and Humanities.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hush, shh, shush, quiet, humanities, keygen, hss, shhh, chut, whisht, shoosh, shash, shurrup, shuck, hush up, hushaby

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"ssh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ssh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ssh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ssh

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@misc{ssh_2026,
  title = {ssh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ssh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}