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Guidance about what to do, with formal notice and specialist computing uses where the word names information supplied to a transaction or computation.
Practice using advice in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • In complexity theory, an advice string may depend on the input length.
  • A word of advice: check the contract before you sign.
  • I should have taken your advice sooner.
  • The buyer requested an advice of dispatch before releasing payment.
  • A credit advice confirmed that the refund had reached the account.

Similar words

direction
counsel
recommendation
auxiliary input
interceptor
augmentation
guidance
callback
dispatch
hint

Meanings

Guidance about what to do

noun
everyday
neutral
An opinion or recommendation offered to help someone choose a course of action.

Examples

  • She asked for advice before accepting the job.
  • The doctor gave clear advice about rest and exercise.
  • I should have taken your advice sooner.
  • The website offers practical advice for first-time renters.
  • A word of advice: check the contract before you sign.

Similar words

guidance
counsel
recommendation
suggestion
tip
direction

Official notice or message

noun
business
formal
A formal notice or message that gives information, especially about a business, legal, financial, or distant matter.

Examples

  • The accounts team matched the payment to its remittance advice.
  • A credit advice confirmed that the refund had reached the account.
  • The buyer requested an advice of dispatch before releasing payment.
  • Recent diplomatic advices from the capital were cautious.
  • The letter served as formal advice that the sale had been completed.

Similar words

notice
notification
message
dispatch
intelligence
report

Auxiliary code or information

noun
computing
technical
Extra code or information supplied to a computation, either to run at a chosen point in a program or to guide a machine on inputs of a given length.

Examples

  • The logging advice runs after each matched method call.
  • AspectJ allows before, after, and around advice.
  • The pointcut decides where the advice is applied.
  • In complexity theory, an advice string may depend on the input length.
  • Non-uniform computation can be modeled with bounded advice.

Similar words

hook
interceptor
callback
augmentation
hint
auxiliary input

Etymology

From Old French avis, meaning opinion, view, or judgment, from a phrase meaning it seems to me. The spelling gained d by analogy with Latin-looking forms, and c later helped separate the noun from the verb advise.

FAQ

What does advice mean?

Advice usually means guidance or a recommendation about what someone should do.

Is advice a noun or a verb?

Advice is a noun. The verb is advise.

Can advice be plural?

In the ordinary guidance sense, advice is uncountable, so use pieces of advice rather than advices.

What is a piece of advice?

A piece of advice is one specific recommendation or suggestion.

What is legal or financial advice?

Legal or financial advice is guidance from someone applying professional knowledge to a particular situation.

What does advice mean in business documents?

In business documents, an advice can be a formal notice, such as a remittance advice or credit advice.

What does advice mean in programming?

In aspect-oriented programming, advice is code that runs at selected points in another program.

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