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Nov 30, 2009
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tu•to•ri•al



Pronunciation: (tOO-tôr'ē-ul, -tōr'-, tyOO-), [key]
—adj.
pertaining to or exercised by a tutor: tutorial functions or authority.

—n.
1. a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
2. Computers.
a. programmed instruction provided to a user at a computer terminal, often concerning the use of a particular software package and built into that package.
b. a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

tutoresstutorial system
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