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  2. Shell (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a shell is a computer program that exposes an operating system 's services to a human user or other programs. In general, operating system shells use either a command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface (GUI), depending on a computer's role and particular operation. It is named a shell because it is the outermost ...

  3. cd (command) - Wikipedia

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    The command is analogous to the Stratus OpenVOS change_current_dir command. cd is frequently included built directly into a command-line interpreter. This is the case in most of the Unix shells (Bourne shell, tcsh, bash, etc.), cmd.exe on Microsoft Windows NT/2000+ and Windows PowerShell on Windows 7+ and COMMAND.COM on DOS/ Microsoft Windows 3 ...

  4. Computer-aided software engineering - Wikipedia

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    Computer-aided software engineering ( CASE) is a domain of software tools used to design and implement applications. CASE tools are similar to and are partly inspired by computer-aided design (CAD) tools used for designing hardware products. CASE tools are intended to help develop high-quality, defect-free, and maintainable software. [1]

  5. Command-line interface - Wikipedia

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    Command-line interface. A command-line interface ( CLI) is a means of interacting with a computer program by inputting lines of text called command-lines. Command-line interfaces emerged in the mid-1960s, on computer terminals, as an interactive and more user-friendly alternative to the non-interactive interface available with punched cards ...

  6. Installation (computer programs) - Wikipedia

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    Installation (computer programs) Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins ), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer. A soft or digital copy of the piece of ...

  7. EAGLE (program) - Wikipedia

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    EAGLE is a scriptable electronic design automation (EDA) application with schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, auto-router and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) features. EAGLE stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor ( German: Einfach Anzuwendender Grafischer Layout-Editor) and is developed by CadSoft Computer GmbH.

  8. Computer programming - Wikipedia

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    Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. [1] [2] It involves designing and implementing algorithms, step-by-step specifications of procedures, by writing code in one or more programming languages. Programmers typically use high-level programming ...

  9. Command (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Command (computing) In computing, a command is a directive to a computer program to perform a specific task. It may be issued via a command-line interface or as input to a network service as part of a network protocol, or as an event triggered in a graphical user interface . Specifically, the term command is used in imperative programming ...