tu·to·ri·al
tü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
tyü-
1
: a paper, book, film, or computer program that provides practical information about a specific subject
2
: a class conducted by a tutor for one student or a small number of students
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Tutorials with live tutors are useful for both advanced students and struggling ones. Many computer programs include electronic tutorials to help the new user get used to the program, leading him or her through all its functions, often by means of pictures and short videos. But a really difficult program may still require a real-life tutor to be fully understood.
Examples of tutorial in a Sentence
Noun
An online tutorial gives basic instructions for using the software.
The professor was offering a tutorial in her office a week before the exam.
Adjective
We offer tutorial instruction for students preparing for the examination.
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In its first batch of episodes, there are only two real playable sections, mostly serving as tutorials.
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The Lowe’s website is chockful of tutorial videos for do-it-yourselfers on topic such as how to paint kitchen cabinets, ideas for transforming an outdoor space or advice for kids on doing their own projects.
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Noun
Watch this video for a step-by-step video tutorial on making an edible brain.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
In its first batch of episodes, there are only two real playable sections, mostly serving as tutorials.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Their connection was never romantic, but rather, tutorial.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The Lowe’s website is chockful of tutorial videos for do-it-yourselfers on topic such as how to paint kitchen cabinets, ideas for transforming an outdoor space or advice for kids on doing their own projects.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Tutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutorial. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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tutorial
1 of 2 adjective
tu·to·ri·al
t(y)ü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a tutor or a tutorial
tutorial
2 of 2 noun
: a paper, book, film or computer program that gives practical information about a subject
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