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command [n]

1)	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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bid bidding dictation

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speech_act dictate dictate adjure countermand order charge commandment injunction behest open_sesame

2)	a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

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force armed_forces acc afspc

3)	the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"

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authorisation

4)	availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

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accessibility

5)	a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

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position

6)	great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

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control mastery

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skillfulness get_the_hang check control

7)	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

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instruction program_line statement

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code computer_program computer_science call command_line link macro system_error toggle

command [v]

1)	be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"

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2)	make someone do something

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compel require

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enjoin requisition commandment bid burden requisition disallow

3)	demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

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demand

4)	look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

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dominate overlook overtop

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lie overlook dwarf

5)	exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

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control

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commandant commander air_force_officer commander controller control preoccupy channelise steer hold_one's_own care internationalise hold hold_sway govern regiment monopolise draw_rein corner preside dominate becharm govern call_the_shots

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

A character string which tells a program to perform a specific action. Most commands take arguments which either modify the action performed or supply it with input. Commands may be typed by the user or read from a file by a command interpreter. It is also common to refer to menu items as commands.

(1997-06-21)

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