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pro·gram (prō′gram′, -grəm)

noun

  1. Obsolete
    1. a proclamation
    2. a prospectus or syllabus
    1. the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc.
    2. a printed list of these
  3. a scheduled broadcast on radio or television
  4. a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter
  5. all the activities that can be participated in at a community center, camp, resort, etc.
  6. a logical sequence of coded instructions specifying the operations to be performed by a computer in solving a problem or in processing data
  7. a series of operations which may be used to control the functions of an electronic device

Etymology: < LL & Fr: Fr programme < LL programma < Gr, edict < prographein, to write in public < pro-, before + graphein, to write: see pro- & graphic

transitive verb programmed -·grammed′ or programed -·gramed′, programming -·gram′·ming or programing -·gram′·ing

  1. to enter or schedule in a program
  2. ☆ to prepare the questions and answers for (a textbook or a teaching machine to be used in programmed instruction)
    1. to plan a computer program for (a task, problem, etc.)
    2. to furnish (a computer, chip, etc.) with a program
    3. to incorporate in a computer program
  4. to set the program of (an electronic device)
  5. to predispose to behave in a certain way, have a certain mindset. etc.; condition to program a child for failure

intransitive verb

to plan or prepare a program or programs
Also programme pro′·gramme

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program Synonyms

program

n.

  1. A list of subjects

    schedule, memoranda, printed program; see list, record 2.

  2. A sequence of events

    happenings, schedule, agenda, order of business, calendar, plans, business, affairs, details, arrangements, catalog, curriculum, order of the day, series of events, appointments, things to do, chores, preparations, necessary acts, meetings, getting and spending*, all the thousand and one things*; see also plan 2.

  3. An entertainment

    performance, show, presentation; see performance 2.

  4. A sequence of coded instructions for a computer

    computer language, coded instructions, application; see computer language.


program

v.

  1. To schedule

    slate, book, bill, budget, poll, register, list, draft, empanel, line up.

  2. To work out a sequence to be performed

    feed through, feed in, activate a computer, compute, reckon, figure, calculate, estimate, enter, compile, feed, edit, process, prioritize, concatenate, extend, delete, add.


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program Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • install: Then you install a new program, only to find its added itself to the bottom of the list.

Adjective modifier

  • nuclear: Heisenberg, head of the Nazi nuclear reactor program goes to Copenhagen in 1941 to meet with Bohr.

Modifies a noun

  • execution: Pressing the ESC key during program execution will force the simulator to return to command mode.

Noun used with modifier

  • affiliate: Multiple Streams of Income How to earn multiple streams of income from some of the top selling internet marketing affiliate programs.
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