Imperative may refer to: Imperative mood, a grammatical mood (or mode) expressing commands, direct requests, and prohibitions Imperative programming, a programming paradigm in computer science Imperative logic Imperative (film), a 1982 German drama film In philosophy Moral imperative, a philosophical concept relating to obligation Categorical imperative, central philosophical concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant Hypothetical imperative, introduced by Immanuel Kant as a commandment of reason that applies only conditionally