Definition of "guidance"

guidance

/ˈɡaɪdəns/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural guidances
1. The act or process of guiding.
2. Advice or counselling on some topic.
  Quotations
  The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous[sic] groups are considered prototypical for this model.
  2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and Injustice‎, Springer Science & Business Media, page 26
3. Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.