Meanings
nounshell script (plural shell scripts)
plural shell scripts
- computingA prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
Synonyms: batch file
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
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Arabic سْكْرِبْت شِل
- سْكْرِبْت شِل (skribt šel)file containing instructions for the shell
Chinese Mandarin 外殼腳本 /外壳脚本
- 外殼腳本 /外壳脚本 (wàiké jiǎoběn)file containing instructions for the shell
Greek σενάριο φλοιού
- σενάριο φλοιού (senário floioú)file containing instructions for the shell
Japanese シェルスクリプト
- シェルスクリプト (sherusukuriputo)file containing instructions for the shell
Russian шелл-скрипт, шелл-сцена́рий
- шелл-скрипт (šell-skript)file containing instructions for the shell
- шелл-сцена́рий (šell-scenárij)file containing instructions for the shell
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shell script. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20script
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“shell script.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20script. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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