shebang

  1. Noun.  Any matter of present concern; thing; or business.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A vehicle.''Take our Word''.
  3. Noun.  (archaic) A lean-to or temporary shelter.
  4. Noun.  (computing) The character string "#!" used at the beginning of a computer file to indicate which interpreter can process the commands in the file, chiefly used in Unix and related operating systems.

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