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.”
Programming (noun)
the process of writing computer programs
“programming languages”
Programming (noun)
the process of scheduling something, especially radio or television programmes
“the programming of shows”
Programming (noun)
radio or television programmes that are scheduled or broadcast
“the station is to expand its late-night programming”