We explain what an instruction is, in what areas it is used and what instructional texts are. Also, what is a judicial instruction.
What is an instruction?
An instruction, in very general terms, It is a teaching or command that is given to a third party. It is a term with very diverse uses, coming from Latin instructionformed by the voices in (“inwards”) and struere (“gather” or “structure”), that is, it could be understood as “organizing another person internally.”
From this more general point of view, The verb “instruct” is synonymous with “educate” or “teach”and therefore speaking of “instruction” is equivalent to referring to the educational act. Hence it is called military training to school training in military affairs, or primary instruction to the initial stage of the educational process. Likewise, a person is told that he is educated when he shows obvious signs of education, sophistication or depth of knowledge, and a conversation is said to be instructivewhen it leaves those involved some type of learning.
In this same context, Also called “instruction” or “instructions” are the instructions or commands that are given when teaching someone to do something.. For example, a instructions for use manual It is a brochure where teaches the reader to use a particular artifact or tool. By extension, the basic rules that govern the practice of a sport or similar activity can also be called “instructions,” since they are often also compiled in some type of document. instructivethat is, text with instructions.
This last sense is the dominant one when talking about instructions in the framework of computing: computer programs operate following a set of basic instructions, that is, instructions expressed in computer language (letters, numbers, conventional signs), and which They are found in the source code of the program. The CPU (from English Central Processing Unit“Central Processing Unit”) is the part of the computer system responsible for reading and executing these instructions.
What are instructional texts?
An instructive text is anything that guides the reader in a didactic way through carrying out a specific actionwhether it is using a device, assembling a piece of furniture, cooking a dessert or successfully carrying out some administrative procedure. These types of texts, also called simply “instructions”, are present in the vast majority of contexts, from appliance manuals, cooking recipes and board game regulations, to guides for filling out a bureaucratic form.
judicial instruction
The instruction judicial is the name it receives the first stage of any criminal process, in which an investigation is carried out to determine if the case deserves to advance towards its next stage of litigation (the oral trial). The relevant procedures of this investigation stage are determined by the judge and by the current laws and procedural codes, in order to guarantee those involved a fair, objective and truthful evaluation.
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References
- “Instruction” in the Language Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- “Radication of the word Instruction” in the Online Spanish Etymological Dictionary.
- “Instruction” in Wikipedia.
