(1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. Microsoft's ODBC conforms to the CLI but adds its own extensions. Under CLI, SQL statements are passed directly to the server without being recompiled.
(2) (Command Line Interface) A user interface to an application that accepts typed-in commands a line at a time. See command-driven.
(2) (Command Line Interface) A user interface to an application that accepts typed-in commands a line at a time. See command-driven.
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