control commands

kənˈtrəʊl kəˈmɑːndz

control command

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Definition of control commands - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

technology

TECH.

instructions to manage computer operations

TECH.

The software uses control commands to execute tasks.

instructions

keyboard

TECH.

keyed instructions using the control key

TECH.

Press control commands to save your work.

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Expressions with control

under control

adj.

not causing any immediate concern

The patient's condition is under control.

control freak

person with obsessive need to control events

She is a control freak about her wedding plans.

damage control

actions taken to limit negative effects of a problem

The company engaged in damage control after the scandal broke..

outta control

adj.

not manageable or under control

The party got outta control after midnight.

beyond one's control

adj.

not able to be controlled by someone

The delay was beyond his control.

out of control

adj.

wildly unrestrained or violent

The party got out of control after midnight.

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voice input

technology

control of devices using spoken commands

voice recognition

technology

control of devices using accepted voice commands

slave mode

technology

operating state where a device follows control commands from another device

CLI

acr.

acr: command line interface

lets you type commands to control a computer

voice access

technology

feature that lets users control devices or apps using spoken commands

Examples of control commands in a sentence

Engineers develop control commands for new software.
Use control commands to open the task manager.
Control commands can quickly undo mistakes.

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French:commandes de contrôle, raccourcis clavier, ...
German:Steuerbefehle, Kontrollbefehle, ...
Italian:comandi di controllo, comandi control, ...
Spanish:comandos de control, ...
Portuguese:comandos de controlo, ...
Chinese:控制命令, 快捷键, ...
Japanese:制御コマンド, コントロールコマンド, ...
Arabic:أوامر التحكم, ...
Hebrew:פִּקּוּדוֹת בַּקָּרָה, פִּקּוּדֵי מַקָּשׁ הַשְּׁלִיטָה, ...
Russian:команды управления, контрольные команды, ...
Ukrainian:команди управління, ...
Hindi:नियंत्रण आदेश, कंट्रोल कमांड, ...
Bengali:নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমান্ড, ...
Catalan:ordres de control, ...
Czech:řídicí příkazy, klávesové zkratky, ...
Danish:kontrolkommandoer, ...
Dutch:besturingscommando's, control-opdrachten, ...
Greek:εντολές ελέγχου, ...
Hungarian:vezérlőparancsok, vezérlőbillentyűs parancsok, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យបញ្ជាគ្រប់គ្រង, ពាក្យបញ្ជាគ្រាប់ចុចបញ្ជា, ...
Korean:제어 명령, ...
Persian:دستورات کنترلی, دستورات کنترل, ...
Polish:polecenia sterujące, polecenia z klawiszem Ctrl, ...
Portuguese (BR):comandos de controle, ...
Romanian:comenzi de control, ...
Swedish:kontrollkommandon, ...
Thai:คำสั่งควบคุม, คำสั่งแป้นพิมพ์, ...
Turkish:kontrol komutları, ...
Vietnamese:lệnh điều khiển, các lệnh điều khiển, ...

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Definition of control commands - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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