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program
[ proh-gram, -gruhm ]
noun
- a plan of action to accomplish a specified end:
a school lunch program.
- a plan or schedule of activities, procedures, etc., to be followed.
- a broadcasted television or radio production or similar internet-based content produced for distribution.
- Also called com·put·er pro·gram. Digital Technology. a precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to perform a task; a piece of software.
A review of our education initiatives and programs suggests we are meeting our goals.
- a list of items, pieces, performers, etc., in a musical, theatrical, or other entertainment.
- an entertainment with reference to its pieces or numbers:
a program of American and French music.
- a planned, coordinated group of activities, procedures, etc., often for a specific purpose, or a facility offering such a series of activities:
a drug rehabilitation program;
a graduate program in linguistics.
- a prospectus or syllabus:
a program of courses being offered.
verb (used with object)
- to schedule as part of a program.
- Digital Technology. to write code for (a computer program or application).
- to insert or encode specific operating instructions into (a machine or apparatus):
We'll program the bells to ring at ten-minute intervals.
- to insert (instructions) into a machine or apparatus:
An automatic release has been programmed into the lock as a safety feature.
- to cause to absorb or incorporate automatic responses, attitudes, or the like; condition:
Our parents programmed us to respect our elders.
- to set, regulate, or modify so as to produce a specific response or reaction:
Program your eating habits to eliminate sweets.
verb (used without object)
- to plan or write a program.
- Digital Technology. to write computer code.
program
/ ˈəʊɡæ /
noun
- a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data
verb
- tr to feed a program into (a computer)
- tr to arrange (data) into a suitable form so that it can be processed by a computer
- intr to write a program
program
- A organized system of instructions and data interpreted by a computer. Programming instructions are often referred to as code.
- See more at source codeSee also programming language
Other Word Forms
- ·· verb (used with object) reprogrammed or reprogramed reprogramming or reprograming
- ܲ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The court’s three liberals were skeptical of converting public charter schools into a program that includes privately run religious schools.
“Prediction is possible, even if it’s not great,” said Vanderbilt University research professor Beth Shinn, who studied New York City’s Homebase prevention program.
The concerned citizen wanted the department’s new watchdog to know the department had stopped releasing statistics about the program.
Some of those programs even provide lunches for children who may otherwise go hungry.
In inland areas, widespread tree-planting programs in the late 1980s and 1990s finally took root, but they focused on planting exotic trees like acacia, which did not restore the original diversity of the natural forests.
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