instruction (n.)

  1. a message describing how something is to be done; he gave directions faster than she could follow them

    [ Syn: direction ]

  2. 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 , teaching , pedagogy , didactics , 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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