Definition of "guidance" []

• The act or process of guiding. (noun)
• Counseling, such as that provided for students seeking advice about vocational and educational matters. (noun)
• Any of various processes for guiding the path of a vehicle or missile, by means of built-in equipment. (noun)

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• "Over the last six or nine months, your basic -- I wouldn't use the word guidance because that's a little too strong, but your overview of how we should think about your business is essentially keep the trends flat for what we're seeing over the last few quarters."
• "The word guidance is significantly absent from the"
• "So, I would say, and I think, Tim, mentioned this, the second half of the year, I think, you will see a pretty big jump versus, you know, short term guidance."