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in·struc·tion ( n-str k sh n)n.1. The act, practice, or profession of instructing. 2. a. Imparted knowledge. b. An imparted or acquired item of knowledge; a lesson. 3. Computer Science A sequence of bits that tells a central processing unit to perform a particular operation and can contain data to be used in the operation. 4. a. An authoritative direction to be obeyed; an order. Often used in the plural: had instructions to be home by midnight. b. instructions Detailed directions on procedure: read the instructions for assembly.
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instruction Noun 1. a direction or order 2. the process or act of teaching instructional adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | instruction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" rubric - directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) markup - detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" style - editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display system command - a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program | | 2. | instruction - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) classwork - the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" coeducation - education of men and women in the same institutions continuing education - a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time elementary education - education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school secondary education - education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school team teaching - a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students work-study program - an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" academic program - (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) tuition, tuition fee - a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" | | 3. | instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) catechesis - oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) lesson - a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" hypnopedia, sleep-learning - teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) spoonfeeding - teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought lecturing, lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | | 4. | instruction - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer programcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" command line - commands that a user types in order to run an application link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list macro, macro instruction - a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language system error - an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules toggle - any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time |
instruction noun 1. order, ruling, command, rule, demand, direction, regulation, dictate, decree, mandate, directive, injunction, behest noun 2. teaching, schooling, training, classes, grounding, education, coaching, lesson(s), discipline, preparation, drilling, guidance, tutoring, tuition, enlightenment, apprenticeship, tutorials, tutelage
Translationsinstruction [ɪnˈstrʌkʃən] n (= teaching) → instrucción f; instructions npl → órdenes fpl; instruction [ɪnˈstrʌkʃən] instruct n → instruction f; instructions npl (= orders) → directives fpl; instruction [ɪnˈstrʌkʃən] instruct n → Unterricht m; instructions instruct npl (orders) → Anweisungen pl;
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