"command line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: command lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} command line (plural command lines)
  1. A shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.
    Sense id: en-command_line-en-noun-RNnROCP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 38 12
  2. (computing) The text prompt presented to the user in a command line interface. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (text prompt): 命令行 (mìnglìngháng) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 命令列 (mìnglìngliè) [Hong-Kong, Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), příkazový řádek [masculine] (Czech), příkazová řádka [feminine] (Czech), opdrachtregel [common-gender] (Dutch), commandoregel [common-gender] (Dutch), komanda linio (Esperanto), komentorivi (Finnish), ligne de commande [feminine] (French), Kommandozeile [feminine] (German), Befehlszeile [feminine] (German), γραμμή εντολής (grammí entolís) [feminine] (Greek), コマンドライン (komandorain) (Japanese), خط فرمان (xatt-e farmân) (Persian), linha de comando [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), linha de comandos [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), text de comandă (Romanian), linie de comandă (linie textuală de comandă) (Romanian), кома́ндная строка́ (komándnaja stroká) [feminine] (Russian), kommandorad [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-command_line-en-noun-~FL8206M Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'text prompt': 9 60 31
  3. A line of text that is entered at such a prompt. Translations (line of text): komanda linio (Esperanto), kommandorad [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-command_line-en-noun-FGChlSco Disambiguation of 'line of text': 7 14 79

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      "word": "コマンドライン"
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