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pro⋅gram

  [proh-gram, -gruhm] noun, verb, -grammed or -gramed, -gram⋅ming or -gram⋅ing.
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–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 , -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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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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