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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pro·gram       [proh-gram, -gruhm] Pronunciation Key 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.
Also, especially British, programme.

[Origin: 1625–35; < LL programma < Gk prógramma public notice in writing. See pro-2, -gram1]
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pro·gram       (prō'grām', -grəm)  Pronunciation Key 
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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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.

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program

noun
1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: plan] 
2. a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" 
3. a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: broadcast] 
4. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: platform] 
5. an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" 
6. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study] 
7. (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" 
8. a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" 

verb
1. arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" 
2. write a computer program 

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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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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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.


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

n.
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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Program

Pro"gram\, n. Same as Programme.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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