Pete Daoust
in�struc�tion (?n-str?k'sh?n) n. 1. The act, practice, or profession of instructing. 2. a. Imparted knowledge. b. An imparted or acquired item of knowledge; a lesson. 3. Computer Science A sequence of bits that tells a central processing unit to perform a particular operation and can contain data to be used in the operation. 4. a. An authoritative direction to be obeyed; an order. Often used in the plural: had instructions to be home by midnight. b. instructions Detailed directions on procedure: read the instructions for assembly.