instruction (noun)

  • 71college — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague more at colleague Date: 14th century 1. a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation 2. a …

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  • 72immersion — noun Date: 15th century the act of immersing or the state of being immersed: as a. baptism by complete submersion of the person in water b. absorbing involvement < immersion in politics > c. instruction based on extensive exposure to surroundings …

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  • 73microinstruction — noun Date: 1959 a computer instruction that activates the circuits necessary to perform a single machine operation usually as part of the execution of a machine language instruction …

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  • 74schooling — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. instruction in school ; education b. training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience 2. archaic reproof 3. the cost of instruction and maintenance at school 4. the training of a horse for service;&#8230; …

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  • 75tuition — noun Etymology: Middle English tuicioun protection, from Anglo French, from Latin tuition , tuitio, from tueri to look at, look after Date: 15th century 1. archaic custody, guardianship 2. the act or profession of teaching ; instruction < pursued …

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  • 76program counter — noun A register that stores the address of the current (or next) instruction to be carried out by the processor. Syn: instruction pointer …

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  • 77tuition — noun a) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). b) The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor. See Also: tutelage …

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  • 78nop — noun a) A no op. The MIPS instruction set is rich in nops, since any instruction with zero as a destination is guaranteed to do nothing. b) bobcat, Lynx rufus Notice that in computing CPI or IPC, we do not count any nops executed as useful&#8230; …

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  • 79branch register — noun The register in a CPU which contains the address of the next instruction to be executed or of an instruction to be branched to under certain circumstances …

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  • 80phonicator — noun An educator who champions the use of phonics instruction as a method of beginning or remedial reading instruction, often used as a self referent. Im a phonicator, and proud of it! …

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