Definitions for instructionɪnˈstrʌk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•struc•tionɪnˈstrʌk ʃən(n.)
the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
knowledge or information imparted.
an item of such knowledge or information.
Usu., instructions. orders or directions.
the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.
a computer command.
Category: Computers
Origin of instruction:
1375–1425; ME < L
in•struc′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
direction, instruction(noun)
a message describing how something is to be done
"he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity(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"
teaching, instruction, pedagogy(noun)
the profession of a teacher
"he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
instruction, command, statement, program line(noun)
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
instruction(noun)ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən
specific information about what to do
Read the instructions on the box.; her instruction to begin the test
Wiktionary
instruction(Noun)
The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
instruction(Noun)
An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
instruction(Noun)
An order or command.
instruction(Noun)
A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
Origin: instructio: confer French instruction.
Webster Dictionary
Instruction(noun)
the act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Instruction(noun)
that which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted
Instruction(noun)
precept; information; teachings
Instruction(noun)
direction; order; command
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Instruction
Works consisting of nonfiction films and video designed to teach, instruct, or train. (From Moving Image Materials: Genre Terms, 1988)
Translations for instruction
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
instruction(noun)
the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed
She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.
- onderrigAfrikaans
- تَعْليم، تَدْريبArabic
- обучениеBulgarian
- instruçãoPortuguese (BR)
- vyučování; lekceCzech
- der UnterrichtGerman
- instruktion; undervisningDanish
- διδασκαλία, σειρά μαθημάτωνGreek
- instrucciónSpanish
- õpetusEstonian
- آموزشFarsi
- ohjausFinnish
- enseignement, instructionFrench
- הוֹרָאוֹתHebrew
- आदेशHindi
- podučavanjeCroatian
- oktatásHungarian
- instruksiIndonesian
- kennsla, tilsögnIcelandic
- insegnamentoItalian
- 教育Japanese
- 교육, 교수Korean
- mokymasLithuanian
- apmācīšanaLatvian
- mengarahMalay
- onderrichtDutch
- undervisning, instruksjonNorwegian
- szkolenie, lekcjePolish
- آموزشPersian
- ښوونه، لارښودنه، پوهونه، خبرونه، ددرس موضوع، حكم امرPashto
- instruçãoPortuguese
- instrucţiuneRomanian
- обучениеRussian
- vyučovanie; lekcia, návod, poučenieSlovak
- poukSlovenian
- instrukcijaSerbian
- undervisning, handledningSwedish
- การสอนThai
- öğretim, eğitim; dersTurkish
- 指導Chinese (Trad.)
- навчання; інструкціїUkrainian
- ہدایت دینے کا عملUrdu
- sự chỉ dẫnVietnamese
- 指导Chinese (Simp.)
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