instruction

noun

• 1 (often instructions) a direction or order:he issued instructions to the sheriff he was acting on my instructions
• (instructions) Law directions to a lawyer or to a jury.
• Computing a code or sequence in a computer program that defines an operation and puts it into effect.

• 2 (instructions) detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled:always study the instructions supplied

• 3teaching; education:the school offers personalized instruction in a variety of skills