Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cmdlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: cmdlet
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized .NET class implementing a particular operation in Windows PowerShell.

Example Sentences

"For example, the following command will display the cmdlets that can be executed by people who are in the Move Mailboxes role[…]"
"Generally, a cmdlet will run much faster than a script of the same functionality."

Etymology

From cmd + -let.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cmd

Inflected Forms

cmdlets (plural)

Questions

What does cmdlet mean?: A specialized .NET class implementing a particular operation in Windows PowerShell.
Where does cmdlet come from?: From cmd + -let.

How to pronounce cmdlet

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