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pro⋅gram

  [proh-gram, -gruhm] noun, verb, -grammed or -gramed, -gram⋅ming or -gram⋅ing.
–noun
1. a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
2. a plan or schedule of activities, procedures, etc., to be followed.
3. a radio or television performance or production.
4. a list of items, pieces, performers, etc., in a musical, theatrical, or other entertainment.
5. an entertainment with reference to its pieces or numbers: a program of American and French music.
6. 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.
7. a prospectus or syllabus: a program of courses being offered.
8. Computers.
a. a systematic plan for the automatic solution of a problem by a computer.
b. the precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to solve a problem.
–verb (used with object)
9. to schedule as part of a program.
10. Computers. to prepare a program for.
11. to insert or encode specific operating instructions into (a machine or apparatus): We'll program the bells to ring at ten-minute intervals.
12. to insert (instructions) into a machine or apparatus: An automatic release has been programmed into the lock as a safety feature.
13. to cause to absorb or incorporate automatic responses, attitudes, or the like; condition: Our parents programmed us to respect our elders.
14. 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)
15. to plan or write a program.
Use program in a Sentence
Also, especially British, programme.

Origin:
1625–35; < LL programma < Gk prógramma public notice in writing. See pro- 2 , -gram 1
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pro·gram   (prō'grām', -grəm)   
n.  

    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.

    3. A course of academic study; a curriculum.

    4. A plan or system of academic and related or ancillary activities: a work-study program.

    5. A plan or system of nonacademic extracurricular activities: the football program.

  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).

    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.   pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing, pro·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; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·gram'ma·bil'i·ty n., pro'gram'ma·ble adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

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 American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

program  (n.)
1633, "public notice," from L.L. programma "proclamation, edict," from Gk. programma (gen. programmatos) "a written public notice," from stem of prographein "to write publicly," from pro- "forth" + graphein "to write." General sense of "a definite plan or scheme" is recorded from 1837. Meaning "list of pieces at a concert, playbill" first recorded 1805 and retains the original sense. That of "objects or events suggested by music" is from 1854. Sense of "broadcasting presentation" is from 1923. Computer sense (n.,v.) is from 1945; hence programmer "person who programs computers," attested from 1948. Spelling programme, sometimes preferred in Britain, is from French and began to be used early 19c. The verb in the fig. sense of "to train to behave in a predetermined way" is from 1963.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pro·gram
Variant: or chiefly British pro·gramme /'prO-"gram, -gr&m/
Function: noun
: a sequenceof coded instructions (as genes or behavioral responses) that is part of an organism

Main Entry: 2program
Variant: or chiefly British programme
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -grammed or -gramed;-gram·ming or -gram·ing
1 : to code in an organism's program
2 : to provide with a biological program programmed to synthesize hemoglobin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
program   (prō'grām')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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Computing Dictionary

program
software

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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