Command vs. Instruction
Commandnoun
An order to do something.
Commandnoun
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
Commandnoun
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
Commandnoun
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
Commandnoun
The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
Commandnoun
(military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
Commandnoun
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
Commandnoun
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
Commandnoun
(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
Commandverb
(transitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
Commandverb
(transitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
Commandverb
(transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
Commandverb
(transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Commandverb
(transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
Commandverb
(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
Commandverb
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Commandverb
(obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
Commandverb
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
Commandverb
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
Commandverb
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Commandverb
To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
Commandverb
To direct to come; to bestow.
Commandverb
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Commandverb
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Commandnoun
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
Commandnoun
The possession or exercise of authority.
Commandnoun
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
Commandnoun
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
Commandnoun
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
Commandnoun
A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.
Commandnoun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Commandnoun
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
Commandnoun
the power or authority to command;
Commandnoun
availability for use;
Commandnoun
a position of highest authority;
Commandnoun
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
Commandnoun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Commandverb
be in command of;
Commandverb
make someone do something
Commandverb
demand as one's due;
Commandverb
look down on;
Commandverb
exercise authoritative control or power over;
Commandverb
give an authoritative or peremptory order
Commandverb
have authority over; be in charge of (a unit)
Commandverb
control or restrain (oneself or one's feelings)
Commandverb
dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height
Commandverb
be in a strong enough position to have or secure
Commandnoun
an authoritative order
Commandnoun
authority, especially over armed forces
Commandnoun
a group of officers exercising control over a particular group or operation
Commandnoun
a body of troops or a district under the control of a particular officer.
Commandnoun
the ability to use or control something
Commandnoun
an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.
Instructionnoun
(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
Instructionnoun
(countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
Instructionnoun
(countable) An order or command.
Instructionnoun
(computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
Instructionnoun
A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
Instructionnoun
The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information.
Instructionnoun
That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted
Instructionnoun
a segment of coded data that is interpreted by a computer as a command to perform an operation or series of operations. The term instruction is applied to both the electronic form of the data as represented in and executed by the computer, and to any line of written computer code which is interpreted as one instruction by a compiler. A computer program is comprised of one or more instructions.
Instructionnoun
a message describing how something is to be done;
Instructionnoun
the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;
Instructionnoun
the profession of a teacher;
Instructionnoun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
