An instruction is a form of communicated information that is both command and explanation'' for how an action, behavior, method, or task is to be begun, completed, conducted, or executed.

See also: Command

Instruction may also refer to:

• Instruction (computer science) – a single operation of a processor within a computer architecture.

• In the context of French law (or inquisitorial systems based on France's), the instruction is the pre-trial phase of a criminal investigation that is led by a judge. More generally, it refers to phases of judicial or administrative proceedings where a request is investigated, and information pertaining to it is collected, before a final decision is made.

• Instruction is the name of a rock band from New York City that features members of 11, Quicksand, Saetia and Garrison.

Information | Communication | Criminal procedure | American musical groups

Befehl | Instruction | Istruzione | Instructie | Инструкција | Chỉ thị (máy tính) | Komut | Команда