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directions - guidelines - orders - commands - directives - rules - regulations - procedures - protocols - steps - advice - recommendations - prescriptions - decrees - edicts - mandates - requirements - stipulations - specifications - criteria - parameters - tenets - doctrines - precepts - teachings - lessons - formulas - recipes - blueprints - plans - strategies - tactics - methods - approaches - systems - frameworks - outlines - roadmaps - agendas - schedules - itineraries - programs - briefings - brief - notes - memos - manuals - handbooks - guides - primers
Instructions are guidelines or directives, often provided in a written form, that specify how something should be done or operated. They are typically used to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and correctly, and are often found in manuals, recipes, assignments, and various forms of communication to convey procedural knowledge.