subcommand

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noun

A command that is subordinate to another.

“This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters.”

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Meanings

nounsubcommand (plural subcommands)

plural subcommands

  1. governmentA command that is subordinate to another.
  2. computingA command that makes up part of a larger command.

    This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters.

Origin

From sub- + command.

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Translations

French sous-commande
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Cite this entry
APA

subcommand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcommand

MLA

“subcommand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcommand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcommand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcommand.

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