CLI

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A form of command line interface — A user interface in which the user interacts with the computer through lines of text instead of graphical images.

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command line interface
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Meanings

nounCLI (plural CLIs)

plural CLIs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of command line interface.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of command-line interpreter.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcommunicationsInitialism of calling line identity or caller line identity.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Common Language Infrastructure (for .NET.)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon

Similar
command line interface
Broader
interfaceuser interface
Also see
command line interfacecommand-line interpretercommon language infrastructure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CLI,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CLI.

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