1. A direct order or instruction that must be obeyed; an authoritative demand requiring immediate action
The imperative command from the general was to advance immediately.
O comando imperativo do general era avançar imediatamente.
2. In linguistics, a verb form used to express orders, requests, or instructions
In English, 'Go!' is an imperative command in the second person.
Em português, 'Vai!' é um comando imperativo na segunda pessoa.
3. In computing, a programming instruction that performs a specific action
The system executes each imperative command sequentially.
O sistema executa cada comando imperativo sequencialmente.