program

English

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Alternative forms

• programme (see usage notes)

Etymology

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

• (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/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

program (plural programs)

1. A set of structured activities.
   • Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
2. 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.
3. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
   • Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
4. (computing): A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
   • The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
5. 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

• 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

• (leaflet): playbill (for a play)
• (software application): application

Derived terms

• programme block

Translations

set of structured activities

• Afrikaans: program (af)
• Arabic: برنامج (ar) (barnaamaj) m
• Bulgarian: програма (bg) (programa) f
• Catalan: programa (ca) m
• Czech: program (cs) m
• Dutch: programma (nl) n
• Esperanto: programo (eo)
• Finnish: ohjelma (fi), suunnitelma (fi)
• French: programme (fr) m
• German: Programm (de) n
• Greek: πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n
• Hebrew: תוכנית (he) (tokhnit) f
• Hindi: प्रोग्राम (hi) (progrām) m, कार्यक्रम (hi) (kāryakram) m

• Italian: programma (it) m
• Jèrriais: programme m
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername)

• Norwegian: program (no) n
• Portuguese: programa (pt) m, programação (pt) f
• Romanian: program (ro)
• Russian: программа (ru) (prográmma) f
• Spanish: programa (es) m
• Swedish: program (sv) n
• Telugu: కార్యక్రమం (te) (kaaryakramam)
• Ukrainian: програма (uk) (prohráma) f

leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity

• Afrikaans: program (af)
• Arabic: برنامج (ar) (barnaamaj) m
• Catalan: programa (ca) m
• Czech: program (cs) m
• Dutch: programma (nl) n
• Finnish: ohjelma (fi), ohjelmalehtinen (fi)
• French: programme (fr) m, programmation (fr) f
• German: Programm (de) n
• Greek: πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n
• Japanese: プログラム (ja) (puroguramu)

• Jèrriais: programme m
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername)

• Portuguese: programa (pt) m
• Romanian: program (ro)
• Russian: программа (ru) (prográmma) f, програмка (ru) (prográmka) f
• Spanish: programa (es) m
• Swedish: program (sv) n
• Ukrainian: програма (uk) (prohráma) f

performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television

• Afrikaans: program (af)
• Arabic: برنامج (ar) (barnaamaj) m
• Bengali: অনুষ্ঠান (bn)
• Catalan: programa (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 節目 (cmn), 节目 (cmn) (jiémù)

• Dutch: programma (nl) n
• Finnish: ohjelma (fi), esitys (fi)
• French: émission (fr) f
• German: Programm (de) n, Sendung (de) f
• Greek: πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n
• Hebrew: תוכנית (he) (tokhnit) f
• Hungarian: műsor (hu)

• Italian: programma (it) m
• Japanese: 番組 (ja) (ばんぐみ, bangumi)
• Jèrriais: émission f
• Korean: 프로그램 (ko) (peurogeuraem)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername)

• Portuguese: programa (pt) m
• Russian: программа (ru) (prográmma) f, передача (ru) (peredáča) f
• Spanish: programa (es) m
• Swedish: program (sv) n
• Telugu: కార్యక్రమం (te) (kaaryakramam)
• Ukrainian: програма (uk) (prohráma), передача (uk) (peredáča) f

software application

• Afrikaans: program (af)
• Arabic: برنامج (ar) (barnaamaj) m
• Bengali: প্রোগ্রাম (bn) (program)
• Catalan: programa (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 應用程式 (cmn), 应用程式 (cmn) (yìngyòng chéngshì)

• Czech: program (cs) m
• Dutch: programma (nl) n
• Finnish: ohjelma (fi)
• French: programme (fr) m
• German: Programm (de) n
• Greek: πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n
• Hebrew: תוכנית (he) (tokhnit) f
• Hindi: प्रोग्राम (hi) (progrām) m
• Hungarian: program (hu)

• Icelandic: forrit (is) n, tölvuforrit (is) n
• Italian: programma (it) m
• Japanese: 算譜 (ja) (さんぷ, sampu), プログラム (ja) (puroguramu), 提供 (ja) (teikyou)
• Jèrriais: programme m
• Korean: 프로그램 (ko) (peurogeuraem)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername)

• Persian: برنامه (fa) (barnâme)
• Portuguese: programa (pt) m
• Romanian: program (ro)
• Russian: программа (ru) (prográmma) f
• Spanish: programa (es) m
• Swedish: program (sv) n, mjukvara (sv) f
• Ukrainian: програма (uk) (prohráma) f
• Volapük: nünömaprogram (vo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Slovak: program (sk) m
• Welsh: rhaglen b

Verb

program (third-person singular simple present programs, present participle programming, simple past and past participle programmed)

1. (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.
2. (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.

   I programmed a small game as a demonstration.

3. (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.
   • Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
4. (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

• programmable
• programmer

Translations

enter a program or other instructions into a computer

• Afrikaans: programmeer (af)
• Arabic: برمجة (bármaja), وضع برنامجًا (waḍaʻa barmājan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 編程序, 编程序 (biān chéngxù)

• Czech: programovat (cs)
• Dutch: programmeren (nl)
• Finnish: ohjelmoida (fi)
• French: programmer (fr)
• German: programmieren (de)
• Hebrew: תיכנת (he) (tikhnét)

• Icelandic: forrita (is)
• Japanese: プログラムを供給する (プログラムをきょうきゅうする, puroguramu-o kyōkyū-suru), プログラムを作る (プログラムをつくる, puroguramu-o tsukuru)
• Polish: programować (pl)
• Russian: программировать (ru) (programmírovat’) m impf., писать программу (ru) (pisát’ prográmmu) m impf.
• Serbo-Croatian: програмирати (sh)
• Swahili: programu (sw)
• Swedish: programmera (sv), mjukvaruutveckla (sv), utveckla mjukvara (sv)

put together the schedule of an event

• Dutch: vastleggen (nl), plannen (nl)
• Finnish: suunnitella ohjelma
• French: programmer (fr)
• German: programmieren (de)

• Greek: προγραμματίζω (el) (programmatízo) (programmatízo)
• Russian: составлять план (sostavlját’ plan), составлять программу (sostavlját’ prográmmu)
• Swedish: planera (sv), planlägga (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Hebrew: לתכנת (le-tekhnet)

• Portuguese: programar
• Slovak: programovať
• Spanish: programar

External links

• program in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• program in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Czech

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

program m

1. program (set of activities)
2. program (for theater or TV)
3. program (computing)
4. agenda (of a meeting)

Derived terms

• podprogram

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈproɡrɒm/
• Hyphenation: prog‧ram

Noun

program (plural programok)

1. program (set of activities)
2. (computing) program
3. (politics) platform

Declension

declension of program singular plural nominative program programok accusative programot programokat dative programnak programoknak instrumental programmal programokkal causal-final programért programokért translative programmá programokká terminative programig programokig essive-formal programként programokként essive-modal - - inessive programban programokban superessive programon programokon adessive programnál programoknál illative programba programokba sublative programra programokra allative programhoz programokhoz elative programból programokból delative programról programokról ablative programtól programoktól

possessives of program possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. programom programjaim 2nd person sing. programod programjaid 3rd person sing. programja programjai 1st person plural programunk programjaink 2nd person plural programotok programjaitok 3rd person plural programjuk programjaik

Derived terms

• illesztőprogram
• pártprogram
• politikai program
• számítógépes program

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Noun

program n (definite singular programet; indefinite plural program/programer; definite plural programa/programene)

1. TV programme
2. computer program
3. schedule

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Romanian

Etymology

From French programme

Noun

program n (plural programe)

1. program

Declension

declension of program

	singular		plural
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

Related terms

• programa
• programat
• progamabil
• programator
• programatic
• programare

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

prògram m (Cyrillic spelling про̀грам)

1. program (set of activities)
2. program (for theater or TV)
3. program (computing)

Declension

    declension of program

	singular	plural
nominative	program	programi
genitive	programa	programa
dative	programu	programima
accusative	program	programe
vocative	programe	programi
locative	programu	programima
instrumental	programom	programima

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Slovak

Noun

program m, programy pl

1. Program

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Swedish

Etymology

pro- + -gram

Noun

program n

1. a program (a set of structured activities)
2. a program (a leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)
3. a program (a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television)
4. (computing) a software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task
5. a program on a washing machine; a cycle

Declension

Declension of program

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	program	programmet	program	programmen
genitive	programs	programmets	programs	programmens

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Turkish

Etymology

From French programme.

Noun

program (definite accusative programı, plural programlar)

1. program
2. (programming) program

Declension

declension of program

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
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

nominative	singular	plural
benim (my)	programım	programlarım
senin (your)	programın	programların
onun (his/her/its)	programı	programları
bizim (our)	programımız	programlarımız
sizin (your)	programınız	programlarınız
onların (their)	programları	programları
accusative	singular	plural
benim (my)	programımı	programlarımı
senin (your)	programını	programlarını
onun (his/her/its)	programını	programlarını
bizim (our)	programımızı	programlarımızı
sizin (your)	programınızı	programlarınızı
onların (their)	programlarını	programlarını
dative	singular	plural
benim (my)	programıma	programlarıma
senin (your)	programına	programlarına
onun (his/her/its)	programına	programlarına
bizim (our)	programımıza	programlarımıza
sizin (your)	programınıza	programlarınıza
onların (their)	programlarına	programlarına
locative	singular	plural
benim (my)	programımda	programlarımda
senin (your)	programında	programlarında
onun (his/her/its)	programında	programlarında
bizim (our)	programımızda	programlarımızda
sizin (your)	programınızda	programlarınızda
onların (their)	programlarında	programlarında
ablative	singular	plural
benim (my)	programımdan	programlarımdan
senin (your)	programından	programlarından
onun (his/her/its)	programından	programlarından
bizim (our)	programımızdan	programlarımızdan
sizin (your)	programınızdan	programlarınızdan
onların (their)	programlarından	programlarından
genitive	singular	plural
benim (my)	programımın	programlarımın
senin (your)	programının	programlarının
onun (his/her/its)	programının	programlarının
bizim (our)	programımızın	programlarımızın
sizin (your)	programınızın	programlarınızın
onların (their)	programlarının	programlarının