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Instructions for how to do something

guidelines

noun

official instructions or advice about how to do something

instructions

noun

printed information explaining how to use or do something

briefing

noun

the process of giving information or instructions

directions

noun

instructions for doing something or for getting to a place

demonstration

noun

an occasion when someone shows people how something works or how to do something

brief

noun

official instructions to do a job, saying how it should be done

terms of reference

noun

the instructions that someone must follow when they study or examine something

cue

noun

an event, action, or statement that tells someone indirectly that they should do something

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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