ɐ kˈɑːnsoʊl ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ kəmˈændlˈaɪn pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪz ɐ kəmpjˈuːɾɚ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz ɔːɹ juːtˈɪlᵻɾiz dɪzˈaɪnd təbi jˈuːzd vˈaɪəɹ ɐ tˈɛkstˈoʊnli jˈuːzɚɹ ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ tˈɛkst tˈɜːmɪnəl, ðə kəmˈændlˈaɪn ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs ʌv sˌʌm ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəmz jˈuːnɪks, dˈɑːs, ɛtsˈɛtɹə.ɔːɹ ðə tˈɛkstbˈeɪst ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd wɪð mˈoʊst ɡɹˈæfɪkəl jˈuːzɚɹ ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs ɡˈuːi ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəmz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə wˈɪndoʊz kˈɑːnsoʊl ɪn mˈaɪkɹəsˌɑːft wˈɪndoʊz, ðə tˈɜːmɪnəl ɪn mˈæk ˌoʊˈɛs, ænd ˈɛkstˈɜːm ɪn jˈuːnɪks.
A console application or command-line program is a computer program (applications or utilities) designed to be used via a text-only user interface, such as a text terminal, the command-line interface of some operating systems (Unix, DOS, etc.) or the text-based interface included with most graphical user interface (GUI) operating systems, such as the Windows Console in Microsoft Windows, the Terminal in macOS, and xterm in Unix.