Subcommand

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A command that is subordinate to another.
  2. 2
    A command that makes up part of a larger command.

    "This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters."

Example

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"This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters."

Etymology

From sub- + command.

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