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Reprogram

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To program anew or differently. transitive

    "Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock."

  2. 2
    To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of. broadly, transitive
  3. 3
    To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.

    "Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items."

Etymology

From re- + program.

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