instruction command
1command line — noun commands that a user types in order to run an application • Hypernyms: ↑instruction, ↑command, ↑statement, ↑program line * * * command line noun (computing) A blank line on the screen to the right of a prompt where the user types a command • …
2Instruction — In*struc tion, n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information. [1913 Webster] 2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or… …
3instruction — in·struc·tion n: an explanation of an applicable principle of law given by a judge to a jury before the jury retires to consider its verdict – called also jury charge, jury instruction; ◇ Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the… …
4Command and Data modes (modem) — Command and Data modes refer to the two modes in which a computer modem may operate. These modes are defined in the Hayes command set, which is the de facto standard for all modems. These modes exist because there is only one channel of… …
5command — com‧mand [kəˈmɑːnd ǁ kəˈmænd] noun [countable] COMPUTING an instruction given to a computer using the keyboard or the mouse: • When you have typed the document, use the save command to save it. * * * command UK US /kəˈmɑːnd/ noun [C] …
6instruction — in‧struc‧tion [ɪnˈstrʌkʆn] noun [countable] 1. a statement telling someone what they must do: • He claimed that brokers had failed to carry out his instructions to sell the stocks. ˈshipping inˌstructions COMMERCE TRANSPORT …
7command — vb Command, order, bid, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge mean to issue orders to someone to give, get, or do something. Command and order agree in stressing the idea of authority, command implying its more formal and official exercise {the… …
8command — [kə mand′, kəmänd′] vt. [ME commanden < OFr comander < VL * commandare < L com , intens. + mandare, to commit, entrust: see MANDATE] 1. to give an order or orders to; direct with authority 2. to have authority or jurisdiction over;… …
9command — I verb adjure, authorize, bid, call for, call upon, charge, compel, constrain, decree, demand, direct, direct imperatively, enact, exact, exercise authority, force, give directions, give orders, govern, have control, hominem iubere facere, homini …
10command — ► VERB 1) give an authoritative order. 2) be in charge of (a military unit). 3) dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height. 4) be in a position to receive or secure: emeralds command a high price. ► NOUN 1) an authoritative order. 2) …