programmatic

[ proh-gruh-mat-ik ]

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

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

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

Origin of programmatic

1
1895–1900; <Greek programmat- (stem of prógramma ) program + -ic
  • Sometimes pro·gram·mat·i·cal .

Other words from programmatic

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

Words Nearby programmatic

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How to use programmatic in a sentence

  • 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
  • Like “Zarathustra,” it would be effective as music without a line of programmatic explanation.

British Dictionary definitions for programmatic

programmatic

/ (ˌprəʊɡrəˈmætɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to programme music

  2. of or relating to a programme

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