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Standard PowerShell Verbs

Cmdlets and scripts should be named using a Verb-Noun syntax. For example, Get-ChildItem. With rare exception, cmdlets should use the standard PowerShell verbs, not any synonyms, or concepts that can be mapped to the standard. This allows administrators to quickly understand a set of cmdlets that use a new noun.

Verbs should be phrased in the present tense, and nouns should be singular.

Standard Windows PowerShell Common Verbs
Verb	Meaning	Synonyms
Add	Adds a resource to a container, or attaches an element to another element.	Append, Attach, Concatenate, Insert.
Clear	Removes all elements from a container.	Flush, Erase, Release, Unmark, Unset, Nullify.
Copy	Copies a resource to another name or container.	Duplicate, Clone, Replicate.
Get	Retrieves data.	Read, Open, Cat, Type, Dir, Obtain, Dump, Acquire, Examine, Find, Search.
Lock	Locks a resource.	Restrict, Bar.
Move	Moves a resource.	Transfer, Name, Migrate.
New	Creates a new resource.	Create, Generate, Build, Make, Allocate.
Remove	Removes a resource from a container.	Delete, Kill.
Rename	Gives a resource a new name.	Ren, Swap.
Set	Places data.	Write, Assign, Configure.
Unlock	Unlocks a resource.	Free, Unrestrict.

Standard Windows PowerShell Communication Verbs
Verb	Meaning	Synonyms
Connect	Connects a source to a destination.	Join, Telnet.
Disconnect	Disconnects a source from a destination.	Break, Logoff.
Receive	Acquires information from a source.	Read, Accept, Peek.
Send	Writes information to a destination.	Put, Broadcast, Mail.

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