hist

abbreviation
UK: /hɪst/
US: /hɪst/

  1. An abbreviation of history.

    1. In my essay, I cited a key event from hist class last week.
    2. The hist department is hosting a lecture series on ancient civilizations.
hist noun

  1. A command used in programming, especially in some debugging environments, to display a list of previously executed commands.

    1. I used 'hist' to see what commands I entered before the error.
    2. Typing hist -5 shows the last five commands used in the terminal session.

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The phonetic transcription of "hist" is /hɪst/ in British English and /hɪst/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "hist": "In my essay, I cited a key event from hist class last week.". More examples on the page.