command guidance

command guidance

 
noun Electronics.
a missile guidance system in which commands for controlling the flight of the vehicle originate from a source on the ground or in another vehicle.

Origin:
1945–50
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command guidance
 
—n
a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it

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