What Is the Terminal Called in Linux?
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What is another name for the Linux Terminal?

The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Often referred to as the shell, terminal, console, prompt or various other names, it can give the appearance of being complex and confusing to use.

Is Shell the same as terminal?

Shell is a program which processes commands and returns output , like bash in Linux . Terminal is a program that run a shell , in the past it was a physical device (Before terminals were monitors with keyboards, they were teletypes) and then its concept was transferred into software , like Gnome-Terminal .

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