programing

pro·gram  (prgrm, -grm)

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.

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[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.]

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pro·gramma·bili·ty n.

programma·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	programing - setting an order and time for planned events programming, scheduling planning - 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 something computer programing, computer programming, programming creating by mental acts - the act of creating something by thinking logic programing, logic programming - creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically object-oriented programing, object-oriented programming - creating a program that can use and support objects link - (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) program library, subroutine library, library - (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use techie, tekki - a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)