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in·struc·tion (in struk′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of instructing; education
    1. knowledge, information, etc. given or taught
    2. any teaching, lesson, rule, or precept
    1. a command or order
    2. any of the sequence of steps to be followed, as in doing, using, or operating something: usually used in pl.
    3. a sequence of bits specifying an operation to be performed by a computer

Etymology: ME instruccioun < OFr instruccion < L instructio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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