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JASON LEE
17,352 PointsWhat is the practical difference between CLI (Command line interface) and REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) ?
What is the practical difference between CLI (Command line interface) and REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) ?
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsConceptually, a CLI and a REPL are essentially two names for the same thing: take user input, operate on it, show the result, and repeat. But I generally see the term CLI used more often in reference to operating systems, and REPL typically with languages.