dictate

n 1: an authoritative rule

2: a guiding principle: "the dictates of reason"

v 1: issue commands or orders for [syn: {order}, {prescribe}]

2: read out loud for the purpose of recording

3: rule as a dictator

DECmate

{DEC}'s original competition for the {IBM PC}. It used the

{Intersil 6120} {microprocessor}.

(1994-11-23)