alteration modification
adjustment | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| command guidance | a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile |
| adjustment registration readjustment | the act of adjusting something to match a standard |
| command module | a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth |
command post
general headquarters
GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
control key
command key | (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters |
| command | availability for use, the materials at the command of the potters grew |
| command | the power or authority to command, an admiral in command |
command
control mastery | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity, a good command of French |
| prompt command prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
command line interface
CLI | a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon |
| instruction command statement program line | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program |
| command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application |
command language
query language
search language | a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed |
command
bid bidding dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| system command | a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program |
adjustment
accommodation
fitting | making or becoming suitable, adjusting to circumstances |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
Criminal Investigation Command
CID | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world |
Allied Command Atlantic
ACLANT | a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States, is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council |
Allied Command Europe
ACE | a major strategic headquarters of NATO, safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey |
| command | a military unit or region under the control of a single officer |
Air Combat Command
ACC | a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force, operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft |
Air Force Space Command
AFSPC | a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations |
high command
supreme headquarters | the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-inhief and senior officers of the military) |
sergeant major
command sergeant major | a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army |
| allowance adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances, an allowance for profit |
| seasonal adjustment | a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year, seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter |
adaptation
adaption
adjustment | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| command | a position of highest authority, the corporation has just undergone a change in command |
command processing overhead time
command processing overhead
command overhead
overhead | (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command |
command
require | make someone do something |
| command | be in command of, The general commanded a huge army |
| command | demand as one's due, This speaker commands a high fee, The author commands a fair hearing from his readers |
control
command | exercise authoritative control or power over, control the budget, Command the military forces |
dominate command
overlook
overtop | look down on, The villa dominates the town |