Bash

See also: bash

English

Etymology

Short for Bourne-again shell, a pun on the name of the Bourne shell, an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen R. Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again".

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æʃ

Acronym

Bash

(computing) Name of the Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating system.
Bash stands for “Bourne-again shell”.
(computer languages) Scripting language provided with this interpreter.

Derived terms

bashism

Anagrams

AHBs, Bahs, HABs, HBAs, Habs, bahs, habs, shab

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