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shell script

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سْكْرِبْت شِل (skribt šel) — file containing instructions for the shell
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外殼腳本 /外壳脚本 (wàiké jiǎoběn) — file containing instructions for the shell
  • Greek: σενάριο φλοιού (senário floioú) — file containing instructions for the shell
  • Japanese: シェルスクリプト (sherusukuriputo) — file containing instructions for the shell
  • Russian: шелл-скрипт (šell-skript) — file containing instructions for the shell
  • Russian: шелл-сцена́рий (šell-scenárij) — file containing instructions for the shell