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Terminal, Console, CLI, shell... Aren't they all the same thing?

Terminal, Console, CLI, shell... Aren't they all the same thing? Yes and no (although, in the present day, we do use them interchangeably with the confidence that the other person knows what we're talking about)! I get these terms mixed up quite a bi...

Feb 12, 2021·8 min read·blog.adrienne.ioRead the article

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Adrienne Tacke

@adriennetacke · Nevada, USA

Cloud Developer & Senior Developer Advocate @ Cisco

👋 Kumusta! I'm a Filipina software engineer, speaker, published author of the book Coding for Kids: Python, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor who specializes in Cloud Development courses. Currently, I'm also a Senior Developer Advocate for Cisco where I'm sharing how we're so much more than a network and infrastructure company! Perhaps most important, however, is that I spend way too much money on desserts and ungodly amounts of time playing Cyberpunk 2077! Bonus Fun Facts: 🕹 Favorite PC/video games: Age of Empires II, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, and the Borderlands series 💄 Favorite lipstick color is Bite's Aubergine 🎬 Favorite movies are Inception (really, anything be Christopher Nolan) and The Matrix.

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peters maze

Thanks for sharing

Catalin Pit

Nice breakdown of the different terms. I learnt something new today. 😊

Adrienne Tacke

Whoo! That's always a welcome comment. Glad to hear it :)

Sandra boateng

Hi

Rita Zannu

Awesome, distinctly explained.

Adrienne Tacke

Thank you Rita!

Bhargav Ponnapalli

This was very interesting! I always thought there was something more than the names but never ventured far enough to read more about them.

Thanks! Adrienne Tacke!

I thought the same thing. So interesting to know the history behind it :)

Thanks for taking the time to read!

Anna Liza Solivio

You have written in a way that people from non-computer-science background can also understand! Thanks Adrienne

Adrienne Tacke

I appreciate your comment so much, Anna! Thank you!

Favourite Jome

Thanks for sharing, now I know the differences

Adrienne Tacke

No problem! I still refer back to this every now and then :p

Paolo Urciullo

Thanks for the breakdown. I just took an 8 hour intro to Linux and the two Linux-heads I know already got around to telling me I'm not calling the command prompt the proper thing.

No problem! And don't let them make you feel bad, a lot of terms can mean different things in different environments and to different people.

They all stemmed from these roots, though, so I'm glad you found the breakdown useful!

AT

Adrienne Tacke

Sandra boateng

Hi

Feb 14, 2021

Feb 13, 2021

Favourite Jome

Yes, I also bookmarked the article so I'll easily find it later on Adrienne Tacke

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Adrienne Tacke