restrictedcommand

noun
UK /rɪˈstrɪktɪd kəˈmɑːnd/
US /rɪˈstrɪktɪd kəˈmænd/

A restricted command is a special order that only certain people are allowed to give or use.

The robot only follows a restricted command when the head engineer says it.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a command that can only be run by users with special permission.

Typing that restricted command as a guest will show an error.

3. A military order that is kept secret and shared only with specific officers.

The general issued a restricted command to the unit's captain alone.

4. A rule in a game that only the game master may use.

The dungeon master used a restricted command to change the weather.