Command may refer to:

Computing

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 graphica ...

, a statement in a computer language *

COMMAND.COM COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init proc ...

, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS *

Command key The Command key (sometimes abbreviated as Cmd key), , formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. The Command key's purpose is to allow the user to enter keyboard commands in applicati ...

, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards *

Command pattern In object-oriented programming, the command pattern is a behavioral design pattern in which an object is used to encapsulate all information needed to perform an action or trigger an event at a later time. This information includes the method name ...

, a software design pattern in which objects represent actions *

Voice command Speech recognition is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and computational linguistics that develops methodologies and technologies that enable the recognition and translation of spoken language into text by computers with the mai ...

, in speech recognition

Military

Military command (instruction) A military command or order is a binding instruction given by a senior rank to a junior rank in a military context. Not all senior ranks in all military have the right to give an order to all lower ranks.George Breckenridge Davis, ''A Treatise ...

or military order *

Command responsibility Command responsibility (superior responsibility, the Yamashita standard, and the Medina standard) is the legal doctrine of hierarchical accountability for war crimes.

, the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes *

Command (military formation) A command in military terminology is an organisational unit for which a military commander is responsible. Commands, sometimes called units or formations, form the building blocks of a military. A commander is normally specifically appointed to ...

, an organizational unit *

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 en ...

, the exercise of authority in a military organization *

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. Milit ...

, a group of people dedicated to carrying out orders "from the top"

Music

* ''Command'' (album), a 2009 album by Client *

Command Records Origin and history Command Records was a record label founded by Enoch Light in 1959 and, in October that year, was acquired by ABC-Paramount Records. Light produced a majority of the releases in the label's catalog. The company focused on prod ...

, a record label

Sports

Command (baseball) C 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 the ...

, the ability of a pitcher to throw a pitch where he intends to *

Kansas City Command The Kansas City Command (formerly the Kansas City Brigade) were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was founded before the 2006 season. Former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter ...

, a former professional arena football team *

Commands (horse) Commands (28 September 1996 – 12 July 2014) was an Australian stakes winning racehorse and stallion. Background Bred by Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Commands was a full brother to 5-time Group One winner Danewin. ...

, 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 *

Command (teaching style) The Command teaching style is the closest approximation to the traditional system of education under the progressive teaching technology, Student-Directed Teaching. As part of the five distinct teaching styles developed by Don Green, Command is ...

* '' Command: Modern Air Naval Operations'', strategy game