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sequential instruction

[/sɪˈkwɛnʃəl ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/]
nounpl: sequential instructions
instrução sequencial
1. A programming or teaching method where instructions are executed or presented one after another in a specific order, without branching or looping back
The computer followed sequential instructions to process the data step by step.
O computador seguiu instruções sequenciais para processar os dados passo a passo.
2. In education, teaching content in a logical, ordered progression where each lesson builds on the previous one
The curriculum uses sequential instruction to help students master mathematical concepts gradually.
O currículo utiliza instrução sequencial para ajudar os alunos a dominarem conceitos matemáticos gradualmente.
Synonyms
linear instructionstep-by-step instructionordered instructionconsecutive instruction
Antonyms
branching instructionconditional instructionnon-linear instruction

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
instrução sequencial
Standard term used in computing and education contexts
Portugal
instrução sequencial
Same term used; no significant regional variation
Technical Computing
instrução sequencial / execução sequencial
May also use 'execução sequencial' when referring to execution process

Related Idioms & Phrases

step-by-step process
one after another
in order
following a logical progression
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