Program vs. Programming

Program (noun)

A set of structured activities.

“Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.”

Program (noun)

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

“The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.”

Program (noun)

A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

“Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.”

Program (noun)

A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

“The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.”

Program (noun)

A particular mindset or method of doing things.

Program (verb)

To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

“He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.”

Program (verb)

To develop (software) by writing program code.

“I programmed a small game as a demonstration.”

Program (verb)

To put together the schedule of an event.

“Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.”

Program (verb)

To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

“The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.”

Programming (noun)

The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.

“The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.”

Programming (noun)

brain-washing

Programming (noun)

The act of writing a computer program.

“Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.”

Programming (noun)

The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.

“A robot’s programming doesn’t allow for love.”

Programming (verb)

present participle of program

Programming (verb)

present participle of programme

“I was programming a new module for the software package.”

“He was programming the VCR.”