Instruction
noun
A piece of information that tells you how to do something.
Please follow the instructions on the back of the package to cook the food correctly.
Often appears as...
- follow the instructions
- read the instructions
noun
The activity of teaching or educating.
He provides instruction in history at the university.
Often appears as...
- instruction in
- academic instruction
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Academic
noun
A code or command given to a computer or software to perform a specific task.
Each instruction causes the computer to carry out an operation.
Often appears as...
- computer instruction
- instruction set
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Technical
noun
A direction or order.
I was acting under the instructions of my senior manager.
Often appears as...
- under instructions
- clear instructions
noun
A piece of information that tells you how to do something.
Please follow the instructions on the back of the package to cook the food correctly.
Often appears as...
- follow the instructions
- read the instructions
noun
The activity of teaching or educating.
He provides instruction in history at the university.
Often appears as...
- instruction in
- academic instruction
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A code or command given to a computer or software to perform a specific task.
Each instruction causes the computer to carry out an operation.
Often appears as...
- computer instruction
- instruction set
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A direction or order.
I was acting under the instructions of my senior manager.
Often appears as...
- under instructions
- clear instructions
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Detailed Precision
Instructions should be clear and precise to avoid misunderstandings in their execution.
The cake recipe's instructions were so precise, the cake came out perfect.
Pro Tip 2/2Step-by-step
Instructions often come as a sequence of steps to follow one after another.
Following the instruction steps, I successfully assembled the bookcase.
Pro Tip 1/2Detailed Precision
Instructions should be clear and precise to avoid misunderstandings in their execution.
The cake recipe's instructions were so precise, the cake came out perfect.
Pro Tip 2/2Step-by-step
Instructions often come as a sequence of steps to follow one after another.
Following the instruction steps, I successfully assembled the bookcase.
Pro Tip 1/2Detailed Precision
Instructions should be clear and precise to avoid misunderstandings in their execution.
The cake recipe's instructions were so precise, the cake came out perfect.
Pro Tip 2/2Step-by-step
Instructions often come as a sequence of steps to follow one after another.
Following the instruction steps, I successfully assembled the bookcase.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
little bits of matter running around they don't need any instructions I forgot to tell you there are no wires all there is is a rotating magnetic field you can do something a little bit more exciting which is turned into a marching army these little things will just do their thing forever you come back the next day
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How computer memory...
helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role, whether it's a two-hour movie, a two-word text file, or the instructions for opening either,
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How does your body...
but the speed of the process and the amount of medicine that makes it into your blood stream varies based on drug, person, and how it gets into the body. The dosing instructions on medicine labels can help, but they're averages based on a sample population
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What’s the difference...
in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today, gravity replaced his theory of harmonics to explain the planets' motions. How did Kepler get part of it wrong? Well, we weren't handed a universal instruction manual.
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How does the thyroid...
a hormonal gland deep in the brain that oversees the thyroid's tasks, making sure it knows when to send out its messengers. The pituitary's role is to sense if hormone levels in the blood are too low or too high, in which case it sends out instructions
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A simple way to break a...
I'd take naps every chance I got because it was really hard work. Actually, it was exhausting. The instruction was simple enough but I was missing something really important. So why is it so hard to pay attention? Well, studies show
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These Divers Search For...
these visionaries for this program after a few years you know under her instruction tutelage she said okay now it's your turn I'm gonna sit back a little bit she said that we're not to keep this
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The Book of Life: DNA PIPE...
each combination represents instructions for one element in the human design this is a secret language of DNA this is the book of life
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Don't fear intelligent...
calculations. We have understanding. Machines have instructions. We have purpose. Machines have objectivity. We have passion.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
little bits of matter running around they don't need any instructions I forgot to tell you there are no wires all there is is a rotating magnetic field you can do something a little bit more exciting which is turned into a marching army these little things will just do their thing forever you come back the next day
Video examples
How computer memory...
helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role, whether it's a two-hour movie, a two-word text file, or the instructions for opening either,
Video examples
How does your body...
but the speed of the process and the amount of medicine that makes it into your blood stream varies based on drug, person, and how it gets into the body. The dosing instructions on medicine labels can help, but they're averages based on a sample population
Video examples
What’s the difference...
in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today, gravity replaced his theory of harmonics to explain the planets' motions. How did Kepler get part of it wrong? Well, we weren't handed a universal instruction manual.
Video examples
How does the thyroid...
a hormonal gland deep in the brain that oversees the thyroid's tasks, making sure it knows when to send out its messengers. The pituitary's role is to sense if hormone levels in the blood are too low or too high, in which case it sends out instructions
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
I'd take naps every chance I got because it was really hard work. Actually, it was exhausting. The instruction was simple enough but I was missing something really important. So why is it so hard to pay attention? Well, studies show
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
these visionaries for this program after a few years you know under her instruction tutelage she said okay now it's your turn I'm gonna sit back a little bit she said that we're not to keep this
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The Book of Life: DNA PIPE...
each combination represents instructions for one element in the human design this is a secret language of DNA this is the book of life
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Don't fear intelligent...
calculations. We have understanding. Machines have instructions. We have purpose. Machines have objectivity. We have passion.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Where is instruction in relationships, in the management of career, in the raising of children, in the pursuit of friendship, in the wise approach to anxiety and death? All this sort of stuff I craved to learn about when I was a student and down to this day.
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Margaret J. Wheatley
American Writer
For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
I am very passionate about my first cup of morning tea. I like it in a certain way, so rather than having someone follow my instructions and go through the drill I prefer to just make my own cup of tea.
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Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
My instruction to my parents is that I would rather they enjoy their retirement than leave me anything when they go. I am much happier watching them enjoying life.
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John Gresham Machen
American Theologian
In many respects, my work is very enjoyable, for I seem to get on pretty well with the fellows and enjoy the work of instruction as well as my own studies.
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Paul Horgan
American Author
In many joyfully-admired recent novels, love appears as little more than sex-manual instruction.
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Sam Allardyce
English Businessman
I think accepting an instruction is part of a player's responsibility.
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Anne Sullivan
American Educator
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
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William Blake
English Poet
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Where is instruction in relationships, in the management of career, in the raising of children, in the pursuit of friendship, in the wise approach to anxiety and death? All this sort of stuff I craved to learn about when I was a student and down to this day.
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Margaret J. Wheatley
American Writer
For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
I am very passionate about my first cup of morning tea. I like it in a certain way, so rather than having someone follow my instructions and go through the drill I prefer to just make my own cup of tea.
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Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
My instruction to my parents is that I would rather they enjoy their retirement than leave me anything when they go. I am much happier watching them enjoying life.
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John Gresham Machen
American Theologian
In many respects, my work is very enjoyable, for I seem to get on pretty well with the fellows and enjoy the work of instruction as well as my own studies.
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Paul Horgan
American Author
In many joyfully-admired recent novels, love appears as little more than sex-manual instruction.
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Sam Allardyce
English Businessman
I think accepting an instruction is part of a player's responsibility.
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Anne Sullivan
American Educator
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
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William Blake
English Poet
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
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