Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A common Middle English form of sch, now sh.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun 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.
  • verb To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

abbreviation of secure shell

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Examples

  • An amazingly clever hack creates a vulnerability in ssh, an encrypted protocol for communicating over the Internet.

    Boing Boing: August 19, 2001 - August 25, 2001 Archives 2001

  • To use TerminalDecorator, you need to run it instead of ssh (TerminalDecorator will automatically call ssh after it has colored the Terminal window).

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • Scott Moser and I wrote a similar utility for Ubuntu Lucid, called ssh-import-lp-id, for securely pulling one or more public keys from Launchpad. net and appending them to an account's ~/. ssh/ authorized_keys file.

    Planet Ubuntu noreply@blogger.com 2010

  • Current firmware seems to be to simple and I really lack couple features, namely ssh and dnsmasq.

    OpenWrt : News 2009

  • Current firmware seems to be to simple and I really lack couple features, namely ssh and dnsmasq.

    OpenWrt : News 2009

  • Current firmware seems to be to simple and I really lack couple features, namely ssh and dnsmasq.

    OpenWrt : News 2009

  • If you want to give this a try, call the ssh client this way:

    Planet Ubuntu 2008

  • For example, I use putty at work and created a 'ssh' shortcut for it.

    From The Tips Box: Windows Run Shortcuts, Random Gmail Signatures | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • I think my eyes nearly popped in gasping at the red-eyed "ssh"!

    The Satan Pit annawaits 2006

  • The officer is alleged to have "ridiculed him by not listening to what he was saying and by telling him to 'ssh'".

    The Policeman's Blog 2010

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