command-line interpreter

noun

command-line interpreter

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.

Synonyms
CLI, command language interpreter, command line shell
Hypernyms
interpreter

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