instruction
Americannoun
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the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- Synonyms:
- schooling, indoctrination, exercise, drill, training
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knowledge or information imparted.
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an item of such knowledge or information.
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Usually instructions. orders or directions.
The instructions are on the back of the box.
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the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.
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Computers. a command given to a computer to carry out a particular operation.
noun
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a direction; order
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the process or act of imparting knowledge; teaching; education
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computing a part of a program consisting of a coded command to the computer to perform a specified function
Other Word Forms
- instructional adjective
- misinstruction noun
- noninstructional adjective
- noninstructionally adverb
- overinstruction noun
- preinstruction noun
- reinstruction noun
- self-instruction noun
Etymology
Origin of instruction
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English instruccio(u)n, from Latin instructiōn-, stem of instructiō; equivalent to instruct + -ion
Example Sentences
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Where they differ however is in how they move into that shape, the roles each player is given and the balance between freedom and tactical instruction.
From BBC
US embassy staff and civilians in Saudi Arabia were told to remain vigilant, recalling similar instructions last June, hours before US bombers attacked Iran's nuclear facilities.
From BBC
Tuesday was a particularly bad day for software stocks: The AI start-up Anthropic announced a new agent called Cowork, which can help organize desktop files in response to receiving instructions from a user.
From Barron's
The subsequent changes made by McInnes in formation, and then his substitutions, were simply masterstrokes and the spirit in which his instructions were executed adds to my growing belief in this team and its manager.
From BBC
One of the key things you do in a will is specify your instructions for this.
From MarketWatch
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