storedinstruction
nounUK /stɔːd ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
US /stɔːrd ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
A stored instruction is a rule a computer keeps to know what to do later.
The robot followed the stored instruction and turned left.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A command kept in a machine's memory until it is needed.
The washing machine used a stored instruction to start the rinse cycle.
3. A saved step in a list of things a device must do.
Each stored instruction in the toy's memory made it beep.
4. A rule written down so a computer can use it again.
The game used a stored instruction to show the score.