Guidelines are instructions or advice given to help you understand the best way to do something. They provide a framework or set of rules to follow in order to achieve a specific goal or to ensure certain standards are met. Full definition
Read on for guidelines for what to include in your speech, when to share it, and examples of elevator pitches. (thebalance.com)
This approval program put together the first comprehensive set of guidelines of its kind. (veterinarianedu.org)
The changing nature of how and where scientists share raw data has sparked a growing need for guidelines on how to cite these increasingly available datasets. (scientificamerican.com)