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Instruction
//ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge. uncountable
"Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences."
- 2 the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill wordnet
- 3 An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished. countable
"If my instructions may be your guide."
- 4 the profession of a teacher wordnet
- 5 An order or command. countable
"Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well."
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- 6 (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program wordnet
- 7 A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service. countable, in-plural, uncountable
- 8 a message describing how something is to be done wordnet
- 9 The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work. countable, in-plural, uncountable
"I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client."
- 10 A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.
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