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order; command

NounSino-Korean: 命令

  1. 1

    order; command

    An order from a superior to an inferior, or such a content.

    Korean definition: 윗사람이 아랫사람에게 무엇을 시킴. 또는 그런 내용.

    • The soldiers in training were waiting for the order to open fire.

    • The father ordered his two sons playing outside to come home quickly.

  2. 2

    order; injunction

    A rule established by the president or an administrative organ to enact a law.

    Korean definition: 대통령이나 행정 기관이 법률을 시행하기 위하여 제정하는 규칙.

    • Laws rank above orders and regulations

    • Orders must be enacted based on law, and an order contrary to law cannot be enacted.

  3. 3

    order; command

    A decision or order regarding a certain matter given by an administrative organ to an individual or group.

    Korean definition: 행정 기관이 특정 사건과 관련해 개인 또는 단체에게 내리는 지시나 결정.

    • When CEO Kim's fortune was wiped out by his business failure, the court issued an order to provisionally seize his wife's salary.

    • The judge ordered the actor who had caused a public stir to do 120 hours of community service.

  4. 4

    command

    The designation of action such as ignition, pause, continuation, input/output, etc., on a computer.

    Korean definition: 컴퓨터에 시동, 정지, 계속이나 입출력 등의 동작을 지정함.

    • Scientists are developing computers that carry out commands given by the human voice.

    • Wanting to print the document, Minjun sent a print command to the printer connected to the computer.