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    For a shell script, it refers to whether or not that script uses syntax compatible (runable) with the Bourne Shell (sh). For a different shell, it refers to whether or not that shell can run Bourne shell scripts. Commented Jul 20, 2014 at 0:16
  • If you want to learn inventor of shells you can visit my answer at unix.stackexchange.com/questions/45684/… Commented Apr 29, 2015 at 22:50