programmatic

[ proh-gruh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌproʊ grəˈmæt ɪk /

of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling program music.

of, having, advocating, resembling, or following a plan, policy, or program: programmatic art.

of, relating to, or employing a computer program: The coders found a programmatic solution to automate data processing.

Sometimes pro·gram·mat·i·cal.

Origin of programmatic

1895–1900; < Greek programmat- (stem of prógramma) program + -ic

pro·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb non·pro·gram·mat·ic, adjective un·pro·gram·mat·ic, adjective

The majority of the rest of the book is devoted to the programmatic agenda of the members of the Federalist Society.

A Small Right-Wing Conspiracy: The Federalist Society |David Fontana |June 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
State of the Union addresses tend to be too long and too programmatic.

A Grownup Speech to Please Folks at Home, Not Pundits |Howard Kurtz |January 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Every president seems to get bogged down in policy overload and programmatic detail.

State of the Union Sand Traps |Howard Kurtz |January 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Like “Zarathustra,” it would be effective as music without a line of programmatic explanation.

How to Appreciate Music |Gustav Kobb

These men often talk as glibly as if they were essayists, they often seem to be mere vehicles for programmatic manifestoes.

Maxim Gorki |Hans Ostwald
Musical modernity and the programmatic form had come to seem inseparable.

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld
Although he strove continually for classic form, his works nevertheless reveal their programmatic origin.

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld

programmatic

/ (ˌprəʊɡrəˈmætɪk) /

of or relating to programme music

of or relating to a programme