computer instructions
nounUK /kəmˈpjuːtə ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
US /kəmˈpjuːtər ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
Computer instructions are the little steps a computer follows to do a job.
The robot moved because the computer instructions told it to go forward.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The written lines of code that tell a computer what to do.
She wrote computer instructions to make the game work.
3. A set of rules a computer follows in order.
The computer instructions must be in the right order.
4. The basic building blocks of a computer program.
Each computer instruction does one small task.