Command

Command may refer to:

  • Command (computing), a statement in a computer language
  • COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS
  • Command (military formation), an organizational unit
  • Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards
  • Command pattern, a software design pattern in which objects represent actions
  • Command Records, a record label
  • Command (album), a 2009 studio album by Client
  • Command paper, a policy paper or report issued by, for or to the British government
  • Command and control, the exercise of authority in a military organization
  • Command, a sentence using the imperative mood
  • Command (baseball), the ability of a pitcher to throw a pitch where he intends to
  • Command (teaching style)

Famous quotes containing the word command:

    Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.
    Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

    An actor must communicate his author’s given message—comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.
    Eleanor Robson Belmont (1878–1979)

    The Modernist’s command was Pound’s “Make it New.” The postmodern imperative is “Get it Used.” The more used the better.
    Andrei Codrescu (b. 1946)