program

//ˈproʊɡræm//
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Noun

programSingular
programsPlural
1

A planned series of activities, events, or procedures.

The school has a new program for teaching science.

2

A broadcast show on television or radio.

I watched an interesting program about wildlife last night.

3

A set of coded instructions that a computer can execute to perform a specific task.

She wrote a program to sort the data automatically.

4

A printed booklet or sheet giving details of items or performers at an event.

I bought a program at the theater to see who was in the cast.

Verb

programInfinitive
programPresent tense
programmedPast tense
programmedPast participle
programmingPresent participle
programsThird-person singular
1

To provide a computer or machine with coded instructions to perform a task.

She programmed the robot to clean the floor automatically.

2

To arrange or schedule something according to a plan.

We programmed the meeting for next Tuesday.

3

To cause someone or something to behave in a predetermined way.

The robot was programmed to respond to voice commands.

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