instruction
instruction Lexical Profile
instruction Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A specific direction or order that outlines how a task should be performed or completed (often used in the plural).
"Make sure you read the instructions carefully before attempting to assemble the furniture."
The act, practice, or profession of teaching or providing knowledge to others.
"The school prides itself on providing rigorous academic instruction to all its students."
A basic operational code or command designed to be executed by a computer processor.
"The compiler translates the high-level code into a series of machine instructions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English instruccioun, via Old French from Latin instructio ('an arranging or teaching'), derived from the verb instruere ('to build into, set in order, teach').
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