Meaning & use

walkthrough

noun·Academic

A step-by-step demonstration or guide that explains how to complete a process or use something.

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The tutorial included a walkthrough of every setting in the new software.

We watched a video walkthrough before attempting to assemble the furniture ourselves.

A note on using this word

"Walkthrough" is written as one word when used as a noun, but "walk through" stays as two words when used as a verb phrase, as in "walk through the steps."

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