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ssh

The English word “ssh” has 4 meanings listed here.

interjection

  1. Be quiet or reduce the volume.

verb

  1. Synonym of shush.
  2. To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.

proper noun

  1. A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.

Etymology

Abbreviation of secure shell.

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