instruction
[ in-struhk-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /
noun
the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
knowledge or information imparted.
an item of such knowledge or information.
Usually instructions.
orders or directions: The instructions are on the back of the box.
the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.
Computers.
a command given to a computer to carry out a particular operation.
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Words nearby instruction
institutive,
institutor,
instr.,
instroke,
instruct,
instruction,
instructions,
instructive,
instructor,
instructress,
instrument
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British Dictionary definitions for instruction
instruction
/ (ɪnˈstrʌkʃən) /
noun
a direction; order
the process or act of imparting knowledge; teaching; education
computing
a part of a program consisting of a coded command to the computer to perform a specified function
Derived forms of instruction
instructional, adjectiveScientific definitions for instruction
instruction
[ ĭn-strŭk′shən ]
A sequence of bits that tells a computer's central processing unit to perform a particular operation. An instruction can also contain data to be used in the operation.