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Tool Command Language
Tool Command Language (Tcl) is a high-level, interpreted scripting language used for embedding into applications, automation, and GUI development, relevant to enterprises for customizing commercial tools, orchestrating workflows, and integrating heterogeneous systems in operations, networking, and engineering environments.
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|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to scripting tool, Command-Line Interface, Tactical Data Link, Task Parallel Library | inDefinedTermSet |
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