computer commands

noun
UK /kəmˈpjuːtə kəˈmɑːndz/
US /kəmˈpjuːtər kəˈmændz/

Instructions that tell a computer what to do.

The teacher showed us how to type computer commands to open the game.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Special words you type to make a computer program work.

He typed a few computer commands to start the robot.

3. Signals sent from one part of a computer to another.

The app sends computer commands to the printer.

4. A set of actions a person tells a computer to perform.

The list of computer commands made the screen change color.