The phrase "a certain command" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific command that is not explicitly named or when the exact command is not important to the context.
Example: "The system responded to a certain command that triggered the error message."
Alternatives: "a specific command" or "a particular command".
"I do feel a certain command of the process".
By carrying this book with me, I have a certain command of it.
Most modern coding languages allow for a program to "introspect" and modify itself within the parameters of a certain command being executed, a certain goal pursued.
In another study, which supported the findings by Staples et al. (2013), Serrano et al. (2015) investigated whether intensive exposure is more beneficial for lower proficient language learners, or whether a certain command of the target language is necessary before language learners can benefit from intensive exposure to the language.
In addition, the team is using machine learning to analyze code from GitHub to power its spellcheck — with the idea of offering more sophisticated services based on this data in the future — and it's using this data to show you relevant examples for how others use a certain command, too.
Have a certain command to release your dog from the stay such as "okay!" or "come".
Although Andre Braugher's Claudius exudes a certain hefty command, he has no insinuating political cunning.
Brainwashing, also called Coercive Persuasion, systematic effort to persuade nonbelievers to accept a certain allegiance, command, or doctrine.
Our system consists of (1) applying the support vector machine (SVM) to detect the eyes, (2) using the template matching algorithm to track the eyes, (3) using SVM classifier to verify the open or closed eyes and convert the eye winks into a sequence of codes (0 or 1), and (4) applying the dynamic programming to translate the code sequence to a certain valid command.
Once the tent filled up, a staffer hit play on a recording where a narrator gave certain commands, asking you to imagine yourself in the desert or wading in water.
Growing up, we wanted to live in a science-based society, one that rewards intellect, values reason, and mandates evidence-based decisions -- not unlike, say, a certain starship commanded by Jean-Luc Picard. Jean-Luc Picard
