program

English

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Alternative forms

• programme (see usage note at programme)

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”) +, from γράφω (graphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæm/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹam/, SAMPA: /"pr@Ugr{m/
• (US) enPR: prōʹgrăm, IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæm/, SAMPA: /"proUgr{m/
• (Southern US) enPR: prōʹgrəm, IPA: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/, SAMPA: /"proUgr@m/

• Audio (US)

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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

• See programme.

Synonyms

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

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. Kurdish: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername) 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) Kurdish: 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 (zh), 节目 (zh) (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) Japanese: 番組 (ja) (ばんぐみ, bangumi) Korean: 프로그램 (ko) (peurogeuraem) Kurdish: 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 (zh), 应用程式 (zh) (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) Korean: 프로그램 (ko) (peurogeuraem) Kurdish: پرۆگرام (ku) (program), به‌رنامه‌ (ku) (bername) Portuguese: programa (pt) m. Romanian: program (ro) Russian: программа (ru) (prográmma) f. Spanish: programa (es) m. Swedish: program (sv) n. Ukrainian: програма (uk) (prohráma) f. Volapük: nünömaprogram (vo)

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

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. Serbian: програмирати (sr) Swahili: programu (sw) Swedish: programmera (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) Russian: составлять план (sostavlját’ plan), составлять программу (sostavlját’ prográmmu) Swedish: planera (sv), planlägga (sv)

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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

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Noun

program m.

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

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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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Norwegian

Noun

program n. (definite singular programet; indefinite plural 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