What does program mean?
Definitions for program
pro·gram
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word program.
Princeton's WordNet
plan, program, programme(noun)
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"
program, programme(noun)
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"
broadcast, program, programme(noun)
a radio or television show
"did you see his program last night?"
platform, political platform, political program, program(noun)
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"
program, programme(noun)
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"
course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus(noun)
an integrated course of academic studies
"he was admitted to a new program at the university"
program, programme, computer program, computer programme(noun)
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
"the program required several hundred lines of code"
program, programme(verb)
a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
"the program lasted more than two hours"
program, programme(verb)
arrange a program of or for
"program the 80th birthday party"
program, programme(verb)
write a computer program
Wiktionary
program(Noun)
A set of structured activities.
Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.
program(Noun)
A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.
program(Noun)
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.
program(Noun)
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.
program(Noun)
A particular mindset or method of doing things.
Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.
program(Verb)
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.
program(Verb)
To put together the schedule of an event.
Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.
program(Verb)
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
Etymology: From programme, from programma, from πρόγραμμα, from προγράφω, from πρό +, from γράφω.
Webster Dictionary
Program(noun)
same as Programme
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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
program
A step-by-step instruction a computer understands.
The program was running efficiently.
Submitted by MaryC on January 22, 2020program
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
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'program' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2549
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'program' in Nouns Frequency: #817
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of program in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of program in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of program in a Sentence
That’s part of why the study was so successful, i think having the balloons added in a staged fashion helped the patients get more used to a diet and exercise program over the course of a few months.
Our understanding so far is that families under the MPP program are now being released into the United States after coming to court.
We have a big problem here, i think we need to take a look at the Visa Waiver Program again, and see what we can do to prevent this kind of thing from happening, because I believe it will happen, if it hasn’t already.
I got a call from Buddy Arnolds, who started the program, and he said, ‘Kurt Cobain is at this hospital, and I just visited him. He would like to meet you,’ he wasn’t aware of my music… He was aware of my being a world-class junkie. He wanted to meet the junkie that got clean.
If they were trying to find a solution, they would just distribute naloxone for free, they could use all that money they made off opioids to help support a program where they are giving away this life-saving medication.
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Translations for program
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- program, programmeerAfrikaans
- وضع برنامجًا, برنامج, برمجةArabic
- програмаBulgarian
- অনুষ্ঠান, প্রোগ্রামBengali
- goulevBreton
- programaCatalan, Valencian
- program, programovatCzech
- rhaglen, rhaglennuWelsh
- Programm, programmieren, SendungGerman
- πρόγραμμα, προγραμματίζωGreek
- programoEsperanto
- programaSpanish
- برنامهPersian
- esitys, ohjelma, ohjelmoida, ohjelmalehtinen, suunnitelma, ehdollistaa, [[suunnitella]] [[ohjelma]]Finnish
- programme, programmer, émission, programmationFrench
- ક્રમાદેશGujarati
- תוכנית, תיכנתHebrew
- प्रोग्राम, क्रमादेश, कार्यक्रमHindi
- program, műsorHungarian
- forrita, tölvuforrit, forritIcelandic
- programmaItalian
- 算譜, 次第, プログラムを供給する, 番組, 計画, プログラムを作る, プログラム, 提供Japanese
- ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮKannada
- 프로그램Korean
- بهرنامه, پرۆگرامKurdish
- क्रमादेशMarathi
- क्रमादेशNepali
- vastleggen, programma, plannen, programmerenDutch
- programNorwegian
- program, programować, audycjaPolish
- programação, programar, planejar, programa, planearPortuguese
- programRomanian
- программа, составлять план, программировать, составлять программу, передача, писать программу, програмкаRussian
- програмиратиSerbo-Croatian
- planlägga, program, programmera, planera, mjukvara, utveckla mjukvara, mjukvaruutvecklaSwedish
- programuSwahili
- కార్యక్రమంTelugu
- โปรแกรม, รายการThai
- program, bağdarlama, izlenceTurkish
- програма, передачаUkrainian
- chương trìnhVietnamese
- nünömaprogramVolapük
- 程序Chinese
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