commande

Definitions of commande
  1. noun
    power to direct or determine
    synonyms: contrôle, maîtrise, pouvoir
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    autorisation, autorité, dominance
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    bride
    any means of control
    carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
    commandement
    the power or authority to command
    suzeraineté
    the authority of a lord
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    force, pouvoir
    possession of controlling influence
  2. noun
    (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
    synonyms: contrôle
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    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  3. noun
    a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
    synonyms: contrainte, contrôle, maîtrise
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    rapport, relation
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  4. noun
    discipline in personal and social activities
    synonyms: contrainte, contrôle
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    libertinage, sans modération
    the quality of lacking restraint
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    modération
    the trait of avoiding excesses
    inhibition
    the quality of being inhibited
    modération, tempérance
    moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
    tabou
    an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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    discipline
    the trait of being well behaved
  5. noun
    (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
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    appelle
    an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
    interruption
    an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor
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    code
    (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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