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Computing

* Command (computing), 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, a software design pattern in which objects represent actions * Voice command, in speech recognition


Military

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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, the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes * Command (military formation), 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, a record label


Sports

* Command (baseball), the ability of a pitcher to throw a pitch where he intends to * Kansas City Command, a former professional arena football team * 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 * Command (teaching style) * '' Command: Modern Air Naval Operations'', strategy game


See also

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Command paper A command paper is a document issued by the UK Government and presented to Parliament. White papers, green papers, treaties, government responses, draft bills, reports from Royal Commissions, reports from independent inquiries and various govern ...
, a policy paper or report issued by, for or to the British government * Command economy, a form of planned economy * C-command, in theoretical linguistics ** M-command, a broader version of c-command in theoretical linguistics *
The Command (disambiguation) The Command may refer to: *The Command (short story), "The Command" (short story) a 1938 short story by L. Sprague de Camp *The Command (comic) part of the series ''Fifty State Initiative'', a fictional governmental plan that appears in comic books ...
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