Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man page

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: man -page
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A helpfile in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

Etymology

man, short for manual, is the command used to display help pages.

Inflected Forms

man pages (plural) manpage (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

RTFM

Questions

What does man page mean?: A helpfile in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
Where does man page come from?: man, short for manual, is the command used to display help pages.

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