program

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English

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Etymology

From French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “I set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

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. (broadcasting) 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. (especially in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.
    • 1988, Die Hard:
      Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?

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 programme is most common.
    • New Zealand: programme is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.

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Verb

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

  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.

Derived terms

Translations

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

program m

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

Declension

Declension
singular plural
nominative program programy
genitive programu programů
dative programu programům
accusative program programy
vocative programe programy
locative programu programech
instrumental programem programy

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Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).

Noun

program m (plural programs)

  1. program

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Programm or English program, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈproɡrɒm]
  • Audio
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  • Hyphenation: prog‧ram

Noun

program (plural programok)

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
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 programul —
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
Possessive forms of program
possessor single possession multiple possessions
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

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References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Ladin

Noun

program m (plural programs)

  1. programme
  2. manifesto

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

program n (definite singular programmet, indefinite plural program or programmer, definite plural programma or programmene)

  1. a programme (UK) or program (US)
  2. (computing) a programme (UK) or program (US and UK)
  3. schedule

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

program n (definite singular programmet, indefinite plural program, definite plural programma)

  1. a programme (UK) or program (US)
  2. (computing) a programme (UK) or program (US and UK)

Derived terms

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

program m inan

  1. program (structured set of activities)
  2. program (broadcasted show)
  3. program (software)

Declension

declension of program
singular plural
nominative program programy
genitive programu programów
dative programowi programom
accusative program programy
instrumental programem programami
locative programie programach
vocative programie programy

Further reading

  • program in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French programme

Noun

program n (plural programe)

  1. program

Declension

declension of program
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) program programul (niște) programe programele
genitive/dative (unui) program programului (unor) programe programelor
vocative programule programelor

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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

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

program m (genitive singular programu, nominative plural programy, genitive plural programov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. program (set of structured activities)
  2. program (computer program)

Declension

Declension of program
singular plural
nominative program programy
genitive programu programov
dative programu programom
accusative program programy
locative programe programoch
instrumental programom programami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • program in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

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
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative program programmet program programmen
Genitive programs programmets programs programmens

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English program.

Noun

program

  1. program

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French programme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): pɾoɡˈɾam
  • Hyphenation: pɾog‧ram

Noun

program (definite accusative programı, plural programlar)

  1. program
  2. (programming) computer program

Declension

Inflection
Nominative program
Definite accusative programı
Singular Plural
Nominative program programlar
Definite accusative programı programları
Dative programa programlara
Locative programda programlarda
Ablative programdan programlardan
Genitive programın programların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular programım programlarım
2nd singular programın programların
3rd singular programı programları
1st plural programımız programlarımız
2nd plural programınız programlarınız
3rd plural programları programları

Synonyms

Derived terms

programming
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