Eingabeaufforderung

command prompt; terminal prompt

noun IN-ga-be-ouf-for-der-ung Rare

Usage Note

Eingabeaufforderung is the Windows command-line interface (cmd.exe). It allows users to type text commands directly. Die Eingabeaufforderung als Administrator öffnen means to open the command prompt with admin rights.

Examples

"Er öffnete die Eingabeaufforderung, um den Ping-Befehl auszuführen."

Natural Translation

He opened the command prompt to run the ping command.

Literal Translation

He opened the input-prompt to execute the ping-command.

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