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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shebang \She*bang"\, n. [Cf. {Shebeen}.]
1. A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a
primitive dwelling; a shanty. [Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The structure of an object, process, organization, or
anything viewed as complicated; -- used primarily in the
phrase
{the whole shebang}; as, it comes with unnecessary frills,
but you have to buy the whole shebang. [informal]
[PJC]
3. (computers) [Possibly derived from shell bang; the
character ! is referred to in some computer contexts as
bang.] The character sequence #!, which frequently begins
shell scripts in a Unix system.
[PJC]