guideline
/ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
noun
- A general rule, principle, or piece of advice that tells you how something should be done.
- The company has strict guidelines for handling customer complaints.
- The teacher gave us a guideline for writing our essays.
- Follow the safety guidelines when using the equipment.
- A line drawn on a page or screen to help you write, draw, or align things correctly.
- Use a ruler to draw a light guideline before writing your name.
- The graphic designer added guidelines to keep the text aligned.
- The dotted guidelines on the paper help children write letters evenly.