"Bash" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: Short for Bourne-again shell, a pun on the name of the Bourne shell, an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen R. Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again". Etymology templates: {{m|en|Bourne-again shell}} Bourne-again shell, {{m|en|Bourne shell}} Bourne shell Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Bash
  1. (computing) The Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating systems. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Bash-en-name-QyXETqSz Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computer languages) The scripting language provided with this interpreter. Categories (topical): Computer languages Derived forms: bashism
    Sense id: en-Bash-en-name-eO6rYrNp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 63 15 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. Shortening of Sebastian.
    Sense id: en-Bash-en-name-1yP8bhOQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (computing: command interpreter for operating systems): Baŝo (Esperanto)
Disambiguation of 'computing: command interpreter for operating systems': 48 46 6

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