#instruction__direction  a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
  supertype:  #subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance  what a communication that is about something is about
  subtype:  #religious_rule__religiousrule__rule  a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
  subtype:  #prescript__rule  prescribed guide for conduct or action
     subtype:  #bylaw__byelaw  a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs
     subtype:  #rubric  an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
     subtype:  #rules_of_order__order__parliamentary_law__parliamentarylaw__parliamentary_procedure__parliamentaryprocedure  a body of rules followed by an assembly
        subtype:  #interpellation  a procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
        subtype:  #standing_order  a rule of order permanently in force
        subtype:  #cloture__closure__gagrule  a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
           subtype:  #closure_by_compartment__guillotine  closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
        subtype:  #point_of_order  a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
        subtype:  #previous_question  a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
     subtype:  #rule_of_evidence  a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
        subtype:  #best_evidence_rule  a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
        subtype:  #estoppel  a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
        subtype:  #exclusionary_rule  a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
        subtype:  #fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree  a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
        subtype:  #hearsay_rule__hearsayrule  a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
        subtype:  #parol_evidence_rule  a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
        subtype:  #res_ipsa_loquitur  a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
     subtype:  #precept  rule of personal conduct
        subtype:  #higher_law  a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
        subtype:  #moral_principle__moralprinciple  the principle that conduct should be moral
           subtype:  #categorical_imperative__categoricalimperative  the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty
        subtype:  #hypothetical_imperative  a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
        subtype:  #caveat_emptor  a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
     subtype:  #golden_rule  any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
     subtype:  #GIGO  (computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out
     subtype:  #dictate.prescript  an authoritative rule
     subtype:  #regulation__ordinance  an authoritative rule
        subtype:  #age_limit__agelimit  regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
        subtype:  #assize.regulation  the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
        subtype:  #speed_limit__speedlimit  regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
     subtype:  #canon  a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy: "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
     subtype:  #etiquette  rules governing socially acceptable behavior
        subtype:  #protocol.etiquette  forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
        subtype:  #punctilio.etiquette  a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
     subtype:  #communications_protocol__protocol  (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
        subtype:  #file_transfer_protocol__ftp__FTP  (computer science) protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
           subtype:  #anonymous_ftp__anonymousftp__anonymous_file_transfer_protocol  a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
        subtype:  #hypertext_transfer_protocol__HTTP  a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
        subtype:  #musical_instrument_digital_interface__MIDI  a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
        subtype:  #TCP__transmission_control_protocol  a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"
        subtype:  #TCP/IP__transmission_control_protocol/internet_protocol  a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another
        subtype:  comms#CMIP  common management information protocol
        subtype:  comms#SMTP  simple mail transfer protocol
  subtype:  #rubric.instruction  directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
  subtype:  #misdirection.instruction  incorrect directions or instructions
  subtype:  #name_and_address__address__addres  written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
     subtype:  #poste_restante__posterestante  an address written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in US or Canada)
     subtype:  #return_address  the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
  subtype:  #markup  detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
  subtype:  #prescription  directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
  subtype:  #recipe__formula  directions for making something
  subtype:  #game_rule__rule  directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
     subtype:  #ground_rule  a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
  subtype:  #stage_direction__stagedirection  an instruction written as part of the script of a play
  subtype:  #style.instruction  editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
  subtype:  #system_command  a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program

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