instruction

[ in-struhk-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.

  2. knowledge or information imparted.

  1. an item of such knowledge or information.

  2. Usually instructions. orders or directions: The instructions are on the back of the box.

  3. the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.

  4. Computers. a command given to a computer to carry out a particular operation.

Origin of instruction

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English instruccio(u)n, from Latin instructiōn-, stem of instructiō; equivalent to instruct + -ion

Other words for instruction

Other words from instruction

  • in·struc·tion·al, adjective
  • mis·in·struc·tion, noun
  • non·in·struc·tion·al, adjective
  • non·in·struc·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·in·struc·tion, noun
  • pre·in·struc·tion, noun
  • re·in·struc·tion, noun
  • self-in·struc·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for instruction

instruction

/ (ɪnˈstrʌkʃən) /


noun
  1. a direction; order

  2. the process or act of imparting knowledge; teaching; education

  1. computing a part of a program consisting of a coded command to the computer to perform a specified function

Derived forms of instruction

  • instructional, adjective

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Scientific definitions for instruction

instruction

[ ĭn-strŭkshən ]


  1. 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.

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