Definitions for Program
Pro·gram

Princeton's WordNet(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. plan, program, programmenoun

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

   "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

2. program, programmenoun

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

   "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program"

3. broadcast, program, programmenoun

   a radio or television show

   "did you see his program last night?"

4. platform, political platform, political program, programnoun

   a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

   "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

5. program, programmenoun

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

   "you can't tell the players without a program"

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

   an integrated course of academic studies

   "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

7. program, programme, computer program, computer programmenoun

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

   "the program required several hundred lines of code"

8. program, programmeverb

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

   "the program lasted more than two hours"

9. program, programmeverb

   arrange a program of or for

   "program the 80th birthday party"

10. program, programmeverb

    write a computer program

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. programnoun

   A set of structured activities.

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

2. programnoun

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

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

3. programnoun

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

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

4. programnoun

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

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

5. programnoun

   A particular mindset or method of doing things.

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

6. programverb

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

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

7. programverb

   To put together the schedule of an event.

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

8. programverb

   To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

   Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Programnoun

   same as Programme

The New Hacker's Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. program

   1. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. 2. An exercise in experimental epistemology. 3. A form of art, ostensibly intended for the instruction of computers, which is nevertheless almost inevitably a failure if other programmers can't understand it.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. program

   A step-by-step instruction a computer understands.

   The program was running efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 22, 2020  

2. program

   A type of plan or system with accurate and specific defined eligibility criteria, employees, expenditure, funding, guidelines, income, IT system, liquidity, management, policy, resources and technology for a specific purpose.

   The sustainable development goals programs all have a defined structure.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Announcement
   • Computing
   • Create Mentally
   • Document
   • Idea
   • Information
   • Schedule
   • Show
   • System

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Program' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2549

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Program' in Nouns Frequency: #817

How to pronounce Program?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Program in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Program in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Program in a Sentence

1. Rachel Lloyd:

   I've worked really hard to build a program that had options, we were able to say, look, you can leave this life, and here are the options. They may not be amazing options initially, but we know we can help you build on them, and we can support you through college. Then, there were jobs available. Now it's like none of that stuff means anything.

2. The Third:

   [ A ] grant of TPS can not be an ‘ admission ’ because § 1254a requires an alien to be present in the United States to be eligible for TPS, consistent with that fact, we have recognized that TPS is not ‘ a program of entry for an alien. ’.

3. Scott Kelly:

   I think that we have the technology, we have the smarts, we don’t always have the support, which means, really, the bottom line is the money, it’s going to be expensive, but I think it’s going to be well worth it - I think there are things that we get out of the space program that we can’t get anywhere else.

4. Michael Sam:

   Some say he wasn't good enough. Others say he should have never come out, one saying during the introduction to the program that he would be the mother of all distractions.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   The way the program is now scheduled, children who are elementary school, 6 to 12, that group of individuals... those individuals will not be able to be vaccinated until their trials are finished, which will likely be at the earliest, the end of this year, more likely the first quarter of 2022.

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