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cmd

cmd

1 6.5
A program that lets you type and run Windows commands
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : símbolo del sistema
  • Go to the CMD and type the following.

Examples

  • 1) Go to Run and type cmd, right-click on cmd and launch with administrative rights, then on the black screen.

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  • Try launching a CMD prompt.

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  • You open up the cmd, and from there you actually have three ways to do it:

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  • That's Steam CMD, which is the command line version of the Steam client.

  • Here are some detailed steps after you've launched the command prompt via cmd:

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  • 1) Go to Run and type cmd, right-click on cmd and launch with administrative rights, then on the black screen.

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  • So now what I do is I click on Start (in WinXP), then Run, then I type in "cmd," which then gives me a black screen.

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  • Actually, I'm not sure about what Kaspersky's emulator did exactly, and running CMD in user mode will really trigger no AVP.

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  • We need to download the Development Kit and extract it, then open a CMD session, go to the folder where you extracted the DevKit, and type the following:

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  • To open the command-line interface in Windows, type cmd in the search bar and press ENTER.

Synonyms

terminal
vscmd
  • Specialized
57 5.7

A device with a screen and keyboard for using a computer

is a Windows program that opens a text window for system control
command line
vscmd
  • Specialized
8 4.8

A place where you type text commands to control a computer

is a specific Windows program rather than the general typed interaction method
CLI
vscmd
  • Specialized
3 7.9

A program where you type commands to control a computer

is a single Windows application rather than a general interface for many systems
command line interface
vscmd
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A way to control a computer by typing text instructions

is an individual Windows program rather than a general interaction method

Surface Forms

cmd singular
cmds plural

Etymology

Cmd is short for command, which means 'order' or 'instruction'. On Windows, the cmd program is where you type those orders, so its name reminds you it runs commands.