program

[ proh-gram, -gruh m ]

/ ˈproʊ græm, -grəm /

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.

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.

Also called computer program. Digital Technology. a precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to perform a task; a piece of software.

verb (used with object), pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing.

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), pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing.

to plan or write a program.

Digital Technology. to write computer code.

Also especially British, pro·gramme.

Origin of program

1625–35; < Late Latin programma < Greek prógramma “public notice in writing.” See pro-², -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM program

re·pro·gram, verb (used with object), re·pro·grammed or re·pro·gramed, re·pro·gram·ming or re·pro·gram·ing. un·pro·grammed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH program

pogrom program

Words nearby program

prognostic chart, prognosticate, prognostication, progradation, prograde, program, program director, program generator, program music, program picture, program statement

Example sentences from the Web for programme

The four page boys listed in today's programme were Hugo Bertie, Viscount Aithrie, Charles Armstrong-Jones and Arthur Chatto.

Thump! Audible Crash As Queen's Page Boy Collapses At Opening of Parliament |Tom Sykes |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But with democracy suspended, the IMF and World Bank encouraged Indira to pursue the programme with renewed vigour.

Hold Onto Your Penis |David Frum, Justin Green |November 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I, who had gone through the programme before, yet suffered the spell of Auriol's suspense.

The Mountebank |William J. Locke
To-day it reads curiously as the programme of a fashionable West End theatre.

Ellen Terry and Her Sisters |T. Edgar Pemberton

Liszt was decidedly at a disadvantage as a composer when he lacked a programme.

Franz Liszt |James Huneker
The Wagnerian battle was still going on at that time, as the notice printed at the head of the programme of Tristan shows.

Musicians of To-Day |Romain Rolland
So they fluttered about anxiously to see that not an item on the programme was forgotten.

Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for programme (1 of 2)

programme

US program

/ (ˈprəʊɡræm) /

noun

a written or printed list of the events, performers, etc, in a public performance

a performance or series of performances, often presented at a scheduled time, esp on radio or television

a specially arranged selection of things to be done what's the programme for this afternoon?

a plan, schedule, or procedure

a syllabus or curriculum

verb -grammes, -gramming or -grammed or US -grams, -graming or -gramed

to design or schedule (something) as a programme

noun, verb

computing a variant spelling of program

Word Origin for programme

C17: from Late Latin programma, from Greek: written public notice, from pro- ² + graphein to write

British Dictionary definitions for programme (2 of 2)

program

sometimes programme

/ (ˈprəʊɡræm) /

noun

a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data

verb -grams, -gramming, -grammed, -grammes, -gramming or -grammed

(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

Scientific definitions for programme

program

[ prō′grăm′ ]

A organized system of instructions and data interpreted by a computer. Programming instructions are often referred to as code. See more at source code. See also programming language.

Cultural definitions for programme

program

A series of instructions given to a computer to direct it to carry out certain operations. The term code is often used to denote large-scale operations.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

program

noun

verb (used with object), pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing.

verb (used without object), pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing.

Origin of program

OTHER WORDS FROM program

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH program

Words nearby program

Example sentences from the Web for programme