What does "instruction" mean?

The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.

What is a synonym for "instruction"?

Common synonyms include: direction, education, education, teaching, teaching, accomplishment.

Pronounced //ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən//.

//ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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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
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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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(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program wordnet
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A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service. countable, in-plural, uncountable
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a message describing how something is to be done wordnet
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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."
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A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture. countable, uncountable