program

n.

1. 1. A listing of the order of events and other pertinent information for a public presentation.
   2. The presentation itself: a program of piano pieces.
2. A scheduled radio or television show.
3. An ordered list of events to take place or procedures to be followed; a schedule: a program of physical therapy for a convalescent.
4. A system of services, opportunities, or projects, usually designed to meet a social need: “Working parents rely on the center's after-school latchkey program” (New York Times).
5. 1. A course of academic study; a curriculum.
   2. A plan or system of academic and related or ancillary activities: a work-study program.
   3. A plan or system of nonacademic extracurricular activities: the football program.
6. A set of coded instructions that enables a machine, especially a computer, to perform a desired sequence of operations.
7. An instruction sequence in programmed instruction.

tr.v., -grammed or -gramed, -gram·ming or -gram·ing, -grams or -grams.

1. To include or schedule in a program: program a new musical composition.
2. To design a program for; schedule the activities of.
3. To provide (a machine) with a set of coded working instructions.
4. To train to perform automatically in a desired way, as if programming a machine: programmed the children to use perfect table manners.
5. To prepare an instructional sequence for (material to be taught) in programmed instruction.

[Late Latin programma, public notice, from Greek programma, programmat-, from prographein, to write publicly : pro-, forth; see pro–² + graphein, to write.]

programmability pro·gram'ma·bil'i·ty n.
programmable pro'gram'ma·ble adj.

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.

The capability within hardware and software to change; to accept a new set of instructions that alter its behavior. Programmability generally refers to program logic (business rules), but it also refers to designing the user interface which includes the choices of menus, buttons and dialogs.

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1. Organized event, typically over a set time period, such as a training program.

2. Set of instructions for a computer to execute. A program can be written in a programming language, such as BASIC or Pascal, or in an assembly language.

noun

1. An organized list, as of procedures, activities, or events: agenda, calendar, docket, lineup, order of the day (often used in plural), schedule, timetable. See planned/unplanned.
2. A document, such as a list or an outline, that gives, for example, the order of events in a public performance or the chief features of a stock offering: bill¹, prospectus, syllabus. See planned/unplanned, words.
3. An official or prescribed plan or course of action: line, policy, procedure. See planned/unplanned.

verb

To enter on a schedule: schedule, slate. See remember/forget.

v

Definition: plan out; supply instructions
Antonyms: forget, neglect

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1. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages.

2. An exercise in experimental epistemology.

3. A form of art, ostensibly intended for the instruction of computers, which is nevertheless almost inevitably a failure if other programmers can't understand it.

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n

Instructions coded in a computer language to solve a problem.

A statement prepared by or for an owner, with or without an architect’s assistance, setting forth the conditions and objectives for a building project including its general purpose and detailed requirements, such as a complete listing of the rooms required, their sizes, special facilities, etc.

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IN BRIEF: The acts, speeches, or musical pieces that make up a ceremony. Also: A broadcast on radio or TV.

The school music program included pieces by the band, orchestra and choir.

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Common misspelling(s) of program

• progrom

Dansk (Danish)
n. - program
v. tr. - programmere

idioms:

• program file    programfil
• program music    programmusik

Nederlands (Dutch)
programmeren, programma, computerprogramma, uitvoering

Français (French)
n. - (Comput) programme, (US, Radio, TV) émission
v. tr. - programmer

idioms:

• program file    (Comput) fichier programme
• program music    (Mus) musique à programme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Programm, Sendung
v. - programmieren, festlegen, vorbereiten

idioms:

• program file    Programmdatei
• program music    Programmusik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Η/Υ) πρόγραμμα
v. - προγραμματίζω

idioms:

• program file    (Η/Υ) αρχείο προγράμματος
• program music    περιγραφική μουσική

Italiano (Italian)
programmare, programma

idioms:

• program music    musica descrittiva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - programa (m)
v. - programar

idioms:

• program music    música programática

Русский (Russian)
программировать, программа, план

idioms:

• program music    программная музыка

Español (Spanish)
n. - programa
v. tr. - programar

idioms:

• program file    archivo de programa
• program music    música descriptiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - program, dagordning
v. - programmera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
节目, 计划, 程序, 规划, 安排...入节目, 拟...计划

idioms:

• program file    程序文件
• program music    标题音乐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 節目, 計劃, 程式
v. tr. - 規劃, 安排...入節目, 擬...計劃

idioms:

• program file    程式檔案
• program music    標題音樂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 프로그램, 차례표
v. tr. - 프로그램을 만들다, 계획대로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - プログラム, 番組, 計画, 予定, 綱領, 教科課程
v. - 計画を立てる, プログラムを入れる, 計画する

idioms:

• program music    標題音楽

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منهاج, برنامج, نشرة (فعل) يضع برنامج, يضع منهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוכנית, תוכנה, תוכנייה, תוכנית-לימודים, תוכנית-טלביזיה, מופע בידור, תוכנית פעילויות להשגת מטרה מסוימת (תוכנית גמילה וכו')‬
v. tr. - ‮תכנת, כתב או היתווה תוכנית, תיכן‬

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