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   instruction

   /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

   noun

   • 1. a direction or order: "he issued instructions to the sheriff" Similar ordercommanddirectivedirectiondecreeedictinjunctionmandatedictatecommandmentdiktatdemandbiddingrequirementstipulationchargerulingmandatepronouncementsummonswritsubpoenawarrantinformal:say-soliterary:behestrare:rescript
   • ▪ directions to a solicitor or counsel, or to a jury.
   • ▪ a code in a program which defines and carries out an operation.
   • 2. detailed information about how something should be done or operated: "always study the instructions supplied" Similar directionskeyguiderecipespecificationhandbookmanualguidebookletreference manualABCA to Zcompanionvade mecuminformal:biblerare:enchiridion
   • 3. teaching; education: "instruction in the Roman Catholic faith" Similar teachingtuitioncoachingtutoringeducationschoolingtutelagepedagogyandragogylessonsclassestutorialslecturestrainingdrilldrillingdisciplinepreparationgroundingprimingdirectionguidanceinformationenlightenmentedification

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin instructio(n-), from the verb instruere (see instruct).

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   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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   The meaning of INSTRUCTION is an outline or manual of technical procedure : directions. How to use instruction in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › instructionINSTRUCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An instruction is something that someone tells you to do. Two lawyers were told not to leave the building but no reason for this instruction was given. If someone gives you instruction in a subject or skill, they teach it to you. All schoolchildren must now receive some religious instruction.

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   Definition of instruction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › instructionMeaning of instruction in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INSTRUCTION meaning: 1. something that someone tells you to do: 2. advice and information about how to do or use…. Learn more.

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   in•struc•tion. (ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən) n. 1. the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education. 2. knowledge or information imparted. 3. an item of such knowledge or information. 4. Usu., instructions. orders or directions. 5. the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › instructionINSTRUCTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INSTRUCTION definition: 1. something that you have been told to do: 2. the activity of teaching or training someone, or…. Learn more.