textinterfaceprogram

noun
UK /tɛkst ˈɪntəfeɪs ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /tɛkst ˈɪntərfeɪs ˈproʊɡræm/

A computer program you use by typing words instead of clicking pictures.

The old game was a text interface program, so you had to type commands to move.

SYNONYMS

command-line programconsole applicationterminal programtext-based application

RELATED WORDS

command lineterminalconsolepromptkeyboard input

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program whose only output is written text on a screen.

The weather tool is a text interface program that prints a forecast.

3. Software that reads typed commands and replies with text messages.

He wrote a text interface program to chat with his computer.

4. A simple program used for learning to code without graphics.

Students built a text interface program that asks for their name.