pro·gram (pr gr m , -gr m)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. tr.v. pro·grammed or pro·gramed, pro·gram·ming or pro·gram·ing, pro·grams 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 train to perform automatically in a desired way, as if programming a machine: programmed the children to use perfect table manners. 5. To prepare an instructional sequence for (material to be taught) in programmed instruction.
[Late Latin programma, public notice, from Greek programma, programmat-, from prographein, to write publicly : pro-, forth; see pro-2 + graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·gram ma·bil i·ty n. pro gram ma·ble adj. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | programing - setting an order and time for planned eventsplanning - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself" | | 2. | programing - creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do somethinglink - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list kludge - a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together) techie, tekki - a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) |
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