'Instruction' definitions:

Definition of 'instruction'

(from WordNet)
noun
A message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction, instruction]
noun
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" [syn: education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity]
noun
The profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: teaching, instruction, pedagogy]
noun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement, program line]

Definition of 'Instruction'

From: GCIDE
  • Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted; as: (a) Precept; information; teachings. (b) Direction; order; command. "If my instructions may be your guide." --Shak.
  • 3. (Computers) a segment of coded data that is interpreted by a computer as a command to perform an operation or series of operations. The term instruction is applied to both the electronic form of the data as represented in and executed by the computer, and to any line of written computer code which is interpreted as one instruction by a compiler. A computer program is comprised of one or more instructions.
  • Note: Instructions as contained in a program are formulated in a programming language, which may be an {assembly language}, in which one instruction corresponds to one command executed by the coputer, or in a {higher-level programming language}, in which one instruction may represent one of many instructions in {assembly language}. Higher-level programming languages include, for example, FORTRAN, ALGOL, ADA, C, "C++", COBOL, and JAVA; each of these languages have their own distinctive set of allowable instructions.
  • Syn: command, statement, line of code, program line. [PJC]
  • Syn: Education; teaching; indoctrination; information; advice; counsel. See Education. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'instruction'

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