instruction

noun

1. 1

   the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

   he received no formal education

   our instruction was carefully programmed

2. 2

   the profession of a teacher

   he prepared for teaching while still in college

   pedagogy is recognized as an important profession

3. 3

   (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

4. 4

   a message describing how something is to be done

   he gave directions faster than she could follow them