instruction

How to proceed

Instruction is direction or teaching given to guide action or build knowledge.

A set of instructions explains how to assemble furniture or operate a device.

In education, instruction is the act of teaching: reading instruction, classroom instruction.

Computing uses instruction for a single operation a processor executes.

The plural often appears in commands: Follow the instructions carefully.

teaching

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

classroom · teacher · professor · lecturer · student · homework · assignment · coursework · lecture · seminar

guidance

mentorship

Guidance from experienced person

direction · wisdom · recommendation · suggestion · tip · pointer · briefing · orientation · onboarding · walkthrough

command

directive

Formal command or instruction

  • orderMethodical arrangement or request
  • mandateFormal authoritative directive
  • decreeAuthoritative legal command

dictate · edict · commandment · ruling · injunction · prescription · requirement · specification · stipulation · dictum

procedure

steps

Sequential actions in process

process · recipe · algorithm · flowchart · checklist · guidelines · specifications · parameters · sequence · procedure

computing

code

Symbolic communication system

processor · binary · assembly · compiler · machine · programming · syntax · loop · function · variable

Categories
Opposites
directive force

instructionsuggestion

Idea proposed for consideration

recommendation · request · plea · entreaty · appeal

information quality

instructionmisinformation

False data spread unintentionally

misguidance · misdirection · disinformation · deception · obfuscation

pedagogical role

instructionlearning

Gaining knowledge gradually

pupilage · study · apprenticeship · studentship · obedience

Phrases
Family

instructions, instructive, instructional, instructing, instructively

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G