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Synonym Breakage: Command Line vs. Command Prompt

I don't think those should by synonyms.

"Command line" is often contrasted with a GUI; it means that you're typing commands in a terminal-like Window. It's a platform-agnostic term, used in Unix-based and Windows-based systems (and probably others).

"Command prompt" is the name of Windows's command-line interface ("terminal"). I've never heard it used for a non-Windows-based system.

I propose that they be somehow unlinked.

Thoughts?