[proh-gram, -gruh
m] 
noun, verb, -grammed or -gramed, -gram⋅ming or -gram⋅ing.| 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.
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| 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. |
| 15. | to plan or write a program. |
| re·pro·gram (rē-prō'grām') tr.v. re·pro·grammed or re·pro·gramed, re·pro·gram·ming or re·pro·gram·ing, re·pro·grams To program again. re'pro·gram'ma·bil'i·ty n., re·pro'gram·ma·ble adj. |
| 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. |