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instruction
[in-struhk-shuhn]
noun
the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
Synonyms: , , , ,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.
Synonyms: ,Computers.a command given to a computer to carry out a particular operation.
instruction
/ ɪˈٰʌʃə /
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
instruction
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.
Other Word Forms
- instructional adjective
- misinstruction noun
- noninstructional adjective
- noninstructionally adverb
- overinstruction noun
- preinstruction noun
- reinstruction noun
- self-instruction noun
- ˈٰܳپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of instruction1
Example Sentences
Wearing hard hats they navigate their way through construction material, issuing instructions to a team of workers - all of whom are men.
He told MPs: "It was alleged that we failed to follow police restrictions on the protest. This is untrue, and at all times we followed police instructions".
Just a day prior to the raid, on Sheen's instructions, he booked a timeslot on Blenheim's website to use the gold toilet.
This led the judge to give the jury an instruction about only considering the allegations in the case, and nothing else.
Palestinians are first seen waiting behind a fence, before a voice - off-camera, with an American accent - shouts instructions.
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