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bashism

bashism noun: a shell command specific to the Bash interpreter.

Noun

bashism (plural bashisms)

  1. (informal) A shell command specific to the Bash interpreter.

Forms of bashism

pluralbashisms

Origin of bashism

From Bash + -ism.

Questions about bashism

What does bashism mean?
Bashism means a shell command specific to the Bash interpreter.
What part of speech is bashism?
Bashism is a noun.
What is the plural of bashism?
The plural of bashism is bashisms.

Words near bashism in the dictionary

  1. bashing the bishop
  2. bashing together
  3. bashing up
  4. bashings
  5. Bashir
  6. bashism
  7. bashisms
  8. Bashkir
  9. Bashkiria
  10. Bashkirian
  11. Bashkirians

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