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Program

//ˈpɹəʊˌɡɹæm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

    "get with the program"

  2. 2
    a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation wordnet
  3. 3
    A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

    "The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play."

  4. 4
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished wordnet
  5. 5
    A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.

    "the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World"

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  1. 6
    a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need wordnet
  2. 7
    A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

    "Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson."

  3. 8
    a document stating the aims and principles of a political party wordnet
  4. 9
    A computer program.

    "The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows."

  5. 10
    (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute wordnet
  6. 11
    A particular mindset or method of doing things. especially

    "Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?"

  7. 12
    a radio or television show wordnet
  8. 13
    A custom tracklist.

    "program playback"

  9. 14
    an integrated course of academic studies wordnet
  10. 15
    an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. transitive

    "He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show."

  2. 2
    arrange a program of or for wordnet
  3. 3
    To develop (software) by writing program code. transitive

    "I programmed a small game as a demonstration."

  4. 4
    write a computer program wordnet
  5. 5
    To put together the schedule of an event. transitive

    "Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities."

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  1. 6
    To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.

    "We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning."

  2. 7
    To cause to automatically behave in a particular way. transitive

    "The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “I set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). Doublet of programma.

Etymology 2

From French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “I set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). Doublet of programma.

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