CLI n 1: a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon [syn: {command line interface}, {CLI}]
CLI 1. <operating system> {Command Line Interface}. 2. <database, standard> {Call-Level Interface}.
CLI Call Level Interface (DB, SAG, X/Open, Oracle, Informix, MS, ...)
CLI Clearly Less Intimidating (slang, Cygwin)
CLI Command Line Interpreter / Interface (OS)
CLI Common Language Infrastructure (MS, .NET, ECMA, CLI)