command line

Noun

Meaning

commands that a user types in order to run an application

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

command-line

Synonyms

Line of Control command key

Hypernyms

command instruction statement program line

Examples

When designers replaced the command line interface with the graphical user interface, billions of people who are not programmers could make use of computer technology. Howard Rheingold

Close letter words and terms

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