instruction program

noun
UK /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən ˈproʊɡræm/

A set of steps a computer follows to do a job.

The teacher loaded the instruction program so the robot could move.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A plan of lessons that tells a teacher what to teach.

The school wrote a new instruction program for reading class.

3. A set of directions that helps someone learn a skill.

The coach made an instruction program for young swimmers.

4. A list of steps that tells a machine what to do.

He typed an instruction program to make the toy car beep.