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Program

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Noun

1. plan, program, programme

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

Example Sentences:
'they drew up a six-step plan'
'they discussed plans for a new bond issue'

2. program, programme

a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

Example Sentences:
'he proposed an elaborate program of public works'
'working mothers rely on the day care program'

3. broadcast, program, programme

a radio or television show

Example Sentences:
'did you see his program last night?'

4. platform, political platform, political program, program

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

Example Sentences:
'their candidate simply ignored the party platform'
'they won the election even though they offered no positive program'

5. program, programme

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

Example Sentences:
'you can't tell the players without a program'

6. course of study, curriculum, program, programme, syllabus

an integrated course of academic studies

Example Sentences:
'he was admitted to a new program at the university'

7. computer program, computer programme, program, programme

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

Example Sentences:
'the program required several hundred lines of code'

8. program, programme

a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

Example Sentences:
'the program lasted more than two hours'

Verb

9. program, programme

arrange a program of or for

Example Sentences:
'program the 80th birthday party'

10. program, programme

write a computer program

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Program

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noun
1. 
a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data
verb -grams, -gramming, -grammed, -grammes, -gramming or -grammed
2. (transitive)
to feed a program into (a computer)
3. (transitive)
to arrange (data) into a suitable form so that it can be processed by a computer
4. (intransitive)
to write a program

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Program

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noun
1.  Obsolete
a. 
a proclamation
b. 
a prospectus or syllabus
2. 
a. 
the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc.
b. 
a printed list of these
3. 
a scheduled broadcast on radio or television
4. 
a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter
5. 
all the activities that can be participated in at a community center, camp, resort, etc.
6. 
a logical sequence of coded instructions specifying the operations to be performed by a computer in solving a problem or in processing data
7. 
a series of operations which may be used to control the functions of an electronic device
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈproˌgrammed or ˈproˌgramed, ˈproˌgramming or ˈproˌgraming
8. 
to enter or schedule in a program
9.  US
to prepare the questions and answers for (a textbook or a teaching machine to be used in programmed instruction)
10. 
a. 
to plan a computer program for (a task, problem, etc.)
b. 
to furnish (a computer, chip, etc.) with a program
c. 
to incorporate in a computer program
11. 
to set the program of (an electronic device)
12. 
to predispose to behave in a certain way, have a certain mindset. etc.; condition
to program a child for failure
verb intransitive
13. 
to plan or prepare a program or programs

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Program

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n.
1.
a. A listing of the order of events and other pertinent information for a public presentation.
b. The presentation itself: a program of piano pieces.
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).
5.
a. A course of academic study; a curriculum.
b. A plan or system of academic and related or ancillary activities: a work-study program.
c. 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.
8.
a. All or part of the genetic code of a cell or organism.
b. A characteristic sequence of developmental or behavioral events in a cell or organism, often considered to result from the expression of genes.
c. A stimulus or training sequence that causes an organism to exhibit a behavior, as by conditioning.
tr.v. pro·grammed, pro·gram·ming, pro·grams or pro·gramed or pro·gram·ing
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 stimulate or train to perform automatically in a specified way: consumers who have been programmed to buy brand names.
5. To prepare an instructional sequence for (material to be taught) in programmed instruction.
6.
a. To provide (a cell or organism, for example) with a genetic program: cells that are programmed to produce insulin.
b. To cause (an effect or action) by means of a genetic program; determine genetically: "The basic housekeeping duties that a human and a yeast cell must perform are the same and are programmed by recognizably similar genes inherited from a common, single-celled ancestor" (Nicholas Wade).

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