commune

n 1: the smallest administrative district of several European

countries (Belgium and France and Italy and Switzerland)

2: a body of people or families living together and sharing

everything

v 1: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened,

intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"

2: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: {communicate}]

command

A character string which tells a program to

perform a specific action. Most commands take {arguments}

which either modify the action performed or supply it with

input. Commands may be typed by the user or read from a file

by a {command interpreter}. It is also common to refer to

menu items as commands.

(1997-06-21)