program
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- programme (see usage notes)
Etymology [edit]
From French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (programma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prographō, “I set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pro, “before”) + γράφω (graphō, “I write”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Canada) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæm/
- (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/, X-SAMPA: /"pr@Ugr{m/
- (US) enPR: prōʹgrăm, IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæm/, X-SAMPA: /"proUgr{m/
- (Southern US) enPR: prōʹgrəm, IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/, X-SAMPA: /"proUgr@m/
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Noun [edit]
program (plural programs)
- A set of structured activities.
- Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
- A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
- The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
- A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
- Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
- (computing): A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
- A particular mindset or method of doing things.
- Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are? – Ellis in the movie Die Hard.
Usage notes [edit]
- Usage of program and programme:
- US: program is the only spelling normally used.
- UK: programme is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case program is generally used. Older sources may use programme for computer code.
- Canada: both program and programme are used, but program is more common.
- Australia: program is endorsed by the Australian government, but both programme and program are common.
- New Zealand: programme is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; program is rarely seen.
Synonyms [edit]
- (leaflet): playbill (for a play)
- (software application): application
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
set of structured activities
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leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity
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performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television
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software application
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Verb [edit]
program (third-person singular simple present programs, present participle programming, simple past and past participle programmed)
- (transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
- He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
- (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.
- I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
- (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.
- Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
- (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
- The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
enter a program or other instructions into a computer
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put together the schedule of an event
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External links [edit]
- program in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- program in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
program m
Derived terms [edit]
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈproɡrɒm/
- Hyphenation: prog‧ram
Noun [edit]
program (plural programok)
Declension [edit]
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declension of program
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possessives of program
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Derived terms [edit]
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Noun [edit]
program n (definite singular programet; indefinite plural program/programer; definite plural programa/programene)
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French programme
Noun [edit]
Declension [edit]
declension of program
| singular | plural | |||
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| gender n | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un program | programul | niște programe | programele |
| genitive/dative | unui program | programului | unor programe | programelor |
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Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Noun [edit]
prògram m (Cyrillic spelling про̀грам)
Declension [edit]
declension of program
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | program | programi |
| genitive | programa | programa |
| dative | programu | programima |
| accusative | program | programe |
| vocative | programe | programi |
| locative | programu | programima |
| instrumental | programom | programima |
Slovak [edit]
Noun [edit]
program m, programy pl
- Program
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
program n
- a program (a set of structured activities)
- a program (a leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)
- a program (a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television)
- (computing) a software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task
- a program on a washing machine; a cycle
Declension [edit]
Declension of program
| singular | plural | |||
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| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | program | programmet | program | programmen |
| genitive | programs | programmets | programs | programmens |
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French programme.
Noun [edit]
program (definite accusative programı, plural programlar)
Declension [edit]
declension of program
| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
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| nominative (yalın) | program | programlar |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | programı | programları |
| dative (yönelme) | programa | programlara |
| locative (bulunma) | programda | programlarda |
| ablative (çıkma) | programdan | programlardan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | programın | programların |
possessive forms of program
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- en:Computing
- English verbs
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech nouns
- cs:Computing
- cs:Programming
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Computing
- hu:Politics
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Computing
- Slovak nouns
- Swedish words prefixed with pro-
- Swedish words suffixed with -gram
- Swedish nouns
- Turkish terms derived from French
- Turkish nouns
- tr:Programming