Command may refer to:
Computing
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Command (computing)
In computing, a command is a directive to a computer program to perform a specific task. It may be issued via a command-line interface, such as a shell, or as input to a network service as part of a network protocol, or as an event in a grap ...
, a statement in a computer language
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COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS
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Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards
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Command pattern, a software design pattern in which objects represent actions
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Voice command, in speech recognition
Military
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Military command (instruction) or military order
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Command responsibility, the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes
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Command (military formation)
A command in military terminology is an organisational Military unit, unit for which a military commander is responsible. Commands, sometimes called Military organization#unit, units or formations, form the building blocks of a military. A comma ...
, an organizational unit
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Command and control
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or e ...
, the exercise of authority in a military organization
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Command hierarchy
A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. It can be viewed as part of a power structure, in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part.
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, a group of people dedicated to carrying out orders "from the top"
Music
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''Command'' (album), a 2009 album by Client
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Command Records, a record label
Sports
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Command (baseball)
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Cactus League
:The group of teams that conduct their pre-season spring training exhibition games in Arizona where the cactus grows in abundance. See also Grapefruit League.
caddy
:A caddy's sole function is to come in as a substitute in th ...
, the ability of a pitcher to throw a pitch where he intends to
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Kansas City Command, a former professional arena football team
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Commands (horse), Australian thoroughbred racehorse
Other uses
* Command, a verb using the
imperative mood
The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request.
The imperative mood is used to demand or require that an action be performed. It is usually found only in the present tense, second person. To form the imperative mood, ...
or the whole sentence containing such a verb
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Command (teaching style)
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Command: Modern Air Naval Operations'', strategy game
See also
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Command paper
A command paper is a document issued by the Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government and presented to Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament.
White papers, green papers, treaty, treaties, government responses, draft bills, reports fr ...
, a policy paper or report issued by, for or to the British government
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Command economy
A planned economy is a type of economic system where investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economy-wide economic plans and production plans. A planned economy may use centralized, decentralized, ...
, a form of planned economy
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C-command
In generative grammar and related frameworks, a node in a parse tree c-commands its sister node and all of its sister's descendants. In these frameworks, c-command plays a central role in defining and constraining operations such as syntactic move ...
, in theoretical linguistics
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M-command, a broader version of c-command in theoretical linguistics
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The Command (disambiguation)
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