2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf F.
instruction.]
1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with
knowledge; information.
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.
Syn: Education; teaching; indoctrination; information;
advice; counsel. See {Education}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
instruction
n 1: a message describing how something is to be done "he gave
directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: {direction}]
2: activities that impart knowledge; "he received no formal
education" [syn: {education}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}, {educational
activity}]
3: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while
still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important
profession" [syn: {teaching}, {pedagogy}]
4: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a
computer program [syn: {command}, {statement}, {program
line}]
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