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Concept: Request

System documentation


Superconcept: Command

Definition: An object (an Instruction) is politely expressed, making it availible for interpretation by another entity. An instruction can be interpreted and acted upon in many ways.

Required Relationships:

agent: the entity expressing the instruction
object: the instruction being expressed
recipient: the entity the instruction is being expressed to

Other Common Relationships:

instrument: the device through which the expressed instruction is conveyed
base: the medium of the communication, be it vocal, written, or otherwise

Examples:

  1. Larry requested of Sally that she close the door.
    agent: Larry
    object: to close the door
    recipient: Sally

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Command A command is not necessarily polite like a request.