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

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. broadcast, program, programme(noun)

   a radio or television show

   "did you see his program last night?"

4. 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"

5. 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"

6. course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus(noun)

   an integrated course of academic studies

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

7. 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"

8. program, programme(verb)

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

   "the program lasted more than two hours"

9. program, programme(verb)

   arrange a program of or for

   "program the 80th birthday party"

10. program, programme(verb)

    write a computer program

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. program(Noun)

   A set of structured activities.

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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. program(Noun)

   A particular mindset or method of doing things.

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

6. 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.

7. program(Verb)

   To put together the schedule of an event.

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

8. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Program(noun)

   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  

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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say program in sign language?

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. Weight Forever:

   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.

2. Luis Gonzalez:

   Our understanding so far is that families under the MPP program are now being released into the United States after coming to court.

3. Dianne Feinstein:

   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.

4. Chuck Negron:

   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.

5. Stephen Wood:

   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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