[in.struc.tion] n (15c) 1 a: precept "prevailing cultural ~s" b: a direction calling for compliance: order--usu. used in pl. "had ~s not to admit strangers" c pl: an outline or manual of technical procedure: directions d: a code that tells a computer to perform a particular operation
2: the action, practice, or profession of teaching -- in.struc.tion.al adj