This document summarizes the instruction set of the 8086 microprocessor. It discusses that an instruction performs a specific function, and the entire set of supported instructions is called the instruction set. The 8086 has over 20,000 instructions classified into different types: arithmetic, data transfer, branch/loop, machine control, flag manipulation, and shift/rotate instructions. Each category is described with examples of common instructions such as MOV, ADD, CALL, JMP, HLT, and SHL.