instruction

in-struc-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A direction or order telling someone how to do something or what to do.

  2. 2.

    The act or process of teaching; education or training.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) A code or command that tells a computer to perform a particular operation.

Forms

plural: instructions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    under instruction — receiving training or teaching
  • •
    instruction manual — a book explaining how to use something

Related words

See also: instruct, instructions, teaching
Synonyms: direction, guidance, teaching

Etymology

From Latin instructio ("a building, arrangement, instruction"), from instruere ("to build, equip, teach"). Entered English through Old French in the 15th century.