Instruction - Definition
instruction
n 1: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave
directions faster than she could follow them" [syn:
direction, instruction]
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,
instruction, 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, instruction, pedagogy]
4: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a
computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement,
program line]