"man page" meaning in All languages combined

See man page on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: man pages [plural]
Etymology: man, short for manual, is the command used to display help pages. Head templates: {{en-noun}} man page (plural man pages)
  1. (computing) A helpfile in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: manpage Related terms: RTFM

Inflected forms

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