Synonyms for Instruction (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a message describing how something is to be done):
direction
WordNet sense 2 ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program):
command, statement, program line
WordNet sense 3 (the profession of a teacher):
pedagogy, teaching
WordNet sense 4 (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill):
education, didactics, educational activity
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