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subcommand

subcommand noun: a command that is subordinate to another.

Noun

subcommand (plural subcommands)

  1. A command that is subordinate to another.
  2. A command that makes up part of a larger command.
    • This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters.

Forms of subcommand

pluralsubcommands

Origin of subcommand

From sub- + command.

Questions about subcommand

What does subcommand mean?
Subcommand means a command that is subordinate to another.
What part of speech is subcommand?
Subcommand is a noun.
What is the plural of subcommand?
The plural of subcommand is subcommands.

Words near subcommand in the dictionary

  1. subcombination
  2. subcombinations
  3. subcombing
  4. subcombs
  5. Subcomm.
  6. subcommand
  7. subcommander
  8. subcommanders
  9. subcommands
  10. subcomment
  11. subcommentaries

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