playcommand

noun
UK /ˈpleɪ.kəˌmɑːnd/
US /ˈpleɪ.kəˌmænd/

A playcommand is a special word you type or say to make a game or toy start doing something.

She typed the playcommand to make the robot dance.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A spoken word that tells actors or players to begin.

The director shouted the playcommand and the scene started.

3. A setting in a program that starts music or a video.

He added a playcommand so the song begins when the page opens.

4. A rule in a game that tells players what to do next.

The playcommand on the card said to jump twice.