Command

Command

An instruction to execute a process given to a computer via a keyboard, mouse, or voice request.

Commands can also be called from another running process or an executable script.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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