printcommands

noun

UK /prɪnt kəˈmɑːndz/

US /prɪnt kəˈmændz/

Printcommands are special words you type to tell a computer to print something.

The teacher showed us the printcommands we need to make the printer work.

SYNONYMS

print instructions print orders print directives printing commands

RELATED WORDS

printer command print computer code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The set of typed instructions that control how a document is printed.

Check the printcommands before you send the file to the printer.

3. Short text orders in a program that start the printing process.

The app uses simple printcommands to print your picture.

4. Words a person types to make a machine print a page.

He learned the printcommands so he could print his homework.