Definitions for program
pro·gram

Princeton's WordNet(3.20 / 5 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. program(Noun)

   A set of structured activities.

2. program(Noun)

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

3. program(Noun)

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

4. program(Noun)

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

5. program(Noun)

   A particular mindset or method of doing things.

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.

7. program(Verb)

   To put together the schedule of an event.

8. program(Verb)

   To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

Origin: 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(0.00 / 0 votes)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.

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?

1. 

   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. Mark Weber:

   I just work with the program.

2. Meg Young:

   Weve seen the program explode.

3. Nate Gove:

   Nobody is waved through the program.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   The goal was to dismantle their program.

5. Boris Johnson:

   I'm not going to comment on our program.

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