English

Alternative spellings

• programme (see usage note at programme)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈprəʊɡræm/,
• , IPA: /ˈproʊɡræm/, or , IPA: /ˈproʊɡrəm/,
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-program.ogg

Etymology

From programma, from .

Noun

1. A set of structured activity|activities.
2. * Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
3. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
4. * The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
5. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
6. * Tonight’s program was sponsored by the Wiktionary dictionary and Wikipedia encyclopedia.
7. In the Context of : A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
8. * The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
9. A particular mindset or method of doing things.
10. * 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

• : playbill (for a play)
• : application

Verb

1. To enter a program or other instructions into a computer (or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
2. * He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
3. To put together the schedule of an event.
4. * Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.

Related terms

• programmable
• programmer

Translations

• Czech:
• Dutch:
• Finnish:
• German:

• Icelandic:
• Russian: программировать (programmírovat’)
• Swedish:

• Dutch: ,
• Finnish: suunnitella ohjelma
• Greek: {{t+|el|προγραμματίζω|sc=Grek}} (programmatízo)

• Russian: составлять план (sostavl'át' plan), составлять программу (sostavl'át' prográmmu)
• Swedish: ,

• : (bármaja)
• : programmieren
• : לתכנת (le-tekhnet)

• : programar
• : programovať
• : programar

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Czech

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Cs-program.ogg

Noun

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

Category:cs:Programming

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Norwegian

Noun

1. TV programme
2. computer #English|program
3. schedule

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Slovak

Noun

program , programy

1. Program

Category:Slovak nouns

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Swedish

{{sv-noun|gender=Neuter|program|programmet|program|programmen|programs|programmets|programs|programmens}}

Noun

program

1. A set of structured activity|activities.
2. * Our program for today's exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
3. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
4. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
5. * Tonight's program was sponsored by the Wiktionary dictionary and Wikipedia encyclopedia.
6. A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
7. A programme/program on a washing machine; a cycle.

Category:Swedish nouns

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