In *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*, there is a scene where Scotty arrives on the bridge with the fatally wounded body of a crewman. In the next scene, they are in sickbay (why he didn't just take him to sickbay directly, I'll never know).

During that scene, the crewman says his dying words to Kirk:

> Crewman: Is the word given, Admiral?

> Kirk: The word is given. Warp speed.

> Crewman: Aye. *(He breathes his last death and dies)*

What is the meaning of this phrase "is the word given"? And why is it so important to the crewman that this is his dying breath?