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    pro·gram
    [ˈprōˌɡram]
    noun
    programme (noun) · programmes (plural noun) · program (noun) · programs (plural noun)
    1. a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim:
      "an extensive program of reforms" · "the nuclear power program"
      • a planned series of future events or performances:
        "a weekly program of films" · "the program includes Dvořák's New World symphony"
    2. a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.
    3. a presentation or item on television or radio, especially one broadcast regularly between stated times:
      "a nature program"
      • dated
        a radio or television channel.
    4. a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event or performance:
      "a theater program"
    verb
    program (verb) · programs (third person present) · programmed (past tense) · programmed (past participle) · programming (present participle) · programed (past tense) · programed (past participle) · programing (present participle) · programme (verb) · programmes (third person present)
    1. provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task:
      "it is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols"
      • write computer programs:
        "I've programmed for 25 years and have used many languages" · "he has been programming since he was a teenager in the mid-1970s"
      • input (instructions for the automatic performance of a task) into a computer or other machine:
        "simply program in your desired volume level"
      • cause (a person or animal) to behave in a predetermined way:
        "all members of a particular species are programmed to build nests in the same way"
    2. arrange according to a plan or schedule:
      "we learn how to program our own lives consciously"
      • schedule (an item) within a framework:
        "the next stage of the treaty is programmed for 1996"
    3. US ENGLISH
      broadcast (an item):
      "the station does not program enough contemporary works"
    Origin
    early 17th century (in the sense ‘written notice’): via late Latin from Greek programma, from prographein ‘write publicly’, from pro ‘before’ + graphein ‘write’.
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    noun
    1. a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim:
      scheme
      plan
      plan of action
      initiative
      project
      strategy
      solution
      series of measures
    2. a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.
      software
      routine
      use
    3. a presentation or item on television or radio, especially one broadcast regularly between stated times:
      broadcast
      production
      show
      presentation
      transmission
      performance
      telecast
      simulcast
      videocast
      podcast
      documentary
      play
      comedy
      film
      docudrama
      newscast
      magazine (program)
      phone-in
      episode
      installment
      chat show
      prog
      • a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event or performance:
        guide
        brochure
        playbill
      verb
      1. arrange according to a plan or schedule:
        arrange
        organize
        schedule
        plan
        map out
        lay out
        timetable
        line up
        prearrange
        slate
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