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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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 June 2026
The enterprise also allegedly encouraged scammers to use AI platforms like Google's Gemini to write code to create their own custom phishing websites, even providing video tutorials to show users how to do so.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Rawlings’s tutorial zeal seemed to derive equally from the existential stakes of the race and the candidate’s evident need of guidance.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Even Krispy Kreme got in on the fun, sharing their very own tutorial on Monday, June 15.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 June 2026
The enterprise also allegedly encouraged scammers to use AI platforms like Google's Gemini to write code to create their own custom phishing websites, even providing video tutorials to show users how to do so.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Adjective
In November, Rashada posted a tutorial video to his Instagram account explaining the claims-buying process, which led to a flood of referrals over next several months.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Rawlings’s tutorial zeal seemed to derive equally from the existential stakes of the race and the candidate’s evident need of guidance.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Tutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutorial. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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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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