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Etymology

From French programme < Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”) < Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (programma), “a written public notice, an edict”) < προγράφω (prographō), “I set forth as a public notice”) < πρό (pro), “before”) + < γράφω (graphō), “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. 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.
  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

Synonyms

Verb

to 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.

Related terms

Translations

enter a program or other instructions into a computer
  • Arabic: برمجة (bármaja), وضع برنامجًا (waḍaʻa barmājan)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 編程序, 编程序 (biān chéngxù)
  • Czech: programovat cs(cs)
  • Dutch: programmeren nl(nl)
  • Finnish: ohjelmoida fi(fi)
  • French: programmer fr(fr)
  • German: programmieren de(de)
  • Icelandic: forrita is(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(pl)
  • Russian: программировать ru(ru) (programmírovat’) m. (impf.), писать программу ru(ru) (pisát’ prográmmu) m. (impf.)
  • Swahili: programu sw(sw)
  • Swedish: programmera sv(sv)
put together the schedule of an event
  • Greek: προγραμματίζω el(el) (programmatízo)
  • Russian: составлять план (sostavlját’ plan), составлять программу (sostavlját’ prográmmu)
  • Swedish: planera sv(sv), planlägga sv(sv)
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  • Hebrew: לתכנת (le-tekhnet)

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Pronunciation

Noun

program m.

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Norwegian

Noun

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

  1. TV programme
  2. computer program
  3. schedule

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

Noun

program m., programy pl.

  1. Program
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Swedish

Inflection for program Singular Plural
Neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative program programmet program programmen
Genitive programs programmets programs programmens

Noun

program

  1. Program (A set of structured activities.)
  2. Program (A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.)
  3. 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 programme/program on a washing machine; a cycle.

 

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