program

• programme (see usage notes)

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”). Doublet of programma.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/
• (General American, Canada) enPR: prōʹgrăm', IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
• (Southern American English) enPR: prōʹgrəm, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: programme
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram

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. (politics) A set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate
4. (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

   Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.

5. (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.

6. (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 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 Macquarie Dictionary and is frequently used in both formal and informal settings.
  • New Zealand: programme is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.

• (broadcast) show
• (leaflet) playbill (for a play)
• (software application) application, computer program

• space program
• subprogram

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. (broadcasting) To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
   • 1956, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings (volume 5, page 2586)

     We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning.

5. (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

   The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡram]

• audio

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program m inan

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

• podprogram

• program in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• program in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• program in Internetová jazyková příručka

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

program m (plural programs)

1. program

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡrɒm]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: prog‧ram
• Rhymes: -ɒm

program (plural programok)

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

• program in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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

• For the sense in computing, semantic loan from English program.

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔɡ.ram]
• Rhymes: -ram, -am, -m
• Hyphenation: prog‧ram

program (plural program-program, first-person possessive programku, second-person possessive programmu, third-person possessive programnya)

1. program, programme
   1. a set of structured activities.
   2. (computing) a software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

      Synonyms: aplikasi, tata olah

• “program” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

program m (plural programs)

1. programme
2. manifesto

English program

program (Jawi spelling ڤروݢرم‎, plural program-program, informal 1st possessive programku, 2nd possessive programmu, 3rd possessive programnya)

1. (computing) program

   Synonym: atur cara

• “program” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

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

• “program” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

1. program(me)
2. (computing) program

• “program” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔɡ.ram/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɡram
• Syllabification: prog‧ram

program m inan

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

• program in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• program in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French programme.

• IPA^(key): /pro.ˈɡram/
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram

program n (plural programe)

1. program

prògram m (Cyrillic spelling про̀грам)

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

• “program” in Hrvatski jezični portal

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡram]

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)

• program in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

From Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

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)

   Hyponyms: radioprogram, TV-program

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
6. an education at gymnasium level

   Synonym: linje (dated)

From English program.

program

1. program

From Ottoman Turkish پروغرام‎ (program), from French programme.

• IPA^(key): /p(i)ɾoɡˈɾɑm/, colloquial /p(i)ɾoːɾɑm/
• Hyphenation: prog‧ram

• Audio

  (file)

program (definite accusative programı, plural programlar)

1. program
2. (programming) computer program

   Synonym: bilgisayar programı

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “program”, in Nişanyan Sözlük