program definition

English program definition

Alternative forms

• programme (see usage notes)

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”). Doublet of programma.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: programme
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram

Noun

program (plural programs)

2. A set of structured activities.

   Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.

4. 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.

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

   Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.

10. (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.

12. (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?

14. (music, computing) A custom tracklist.

    program playback

    playing tracks in a custom order

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 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.

Synonyms

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

Hyponyms

• space program
• subprogram

Related terms

Descendants

• → Malay: program
• → Tok Pisin: program

Translations

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. (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.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “program”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “program”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Albanian program definition

Noun

program m

1. program

Czech program definition

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡram]

• audio

  (file)

Noun

program m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Friulian program definition

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 program definition

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡrɒm]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: prog‧ram
• Rhymes: -ɒm

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
non-attributive possessive - singular	programé	programoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	programéi	programokéi

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

Derived terms

References

Further reading

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

Indonesian program definition

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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: tata olah, aplikasi

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Ladin program definition

Noun

program m (plural programs)

1. programme
2. manifesto

Malay program definition

Etymology

English program

Noun

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

1. (computing) program

   Synonym: atur cara

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål program definition

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) program
3. schedule

Derived terms

References

• “program” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk program definition

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References

• “program” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish program definition

Etymology

Borrowed from French programme.^[1][2] First attested in the 19th cenetury.^[3][4]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.ɡram/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɡram
• Syllabification: pro‧gram

Noun

program m inan (diminutive programik, related adjective programowy)

2. program (a set of structured activities)
3. program (list of goals of an organization)
5. program (a leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)

   Synonyms: (list itself) repertuar, (physically) broszura

7. (broadcasting) program (a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television)
8. program (list of information relating to broadcasts)
9. program (set of broadcasts)
10. program (range of information a teacher teaches)
12. (computing) program (a software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task)
13. program (set of actions determined by a computer program)
14. (music) program (extra-musical element, e.g. a literary text, a painting to which the composer of a musical piece refers, signaling it in its title, playing a fundamental role in the listener's interpretation of the piece)
15. program (series of elements of a play, performance, etc., following each other in a specific order)

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

• Silesian: program

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), program is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 15 times in scientific texts, 67 times in news, 93 times in essays, 3 times in fiction, and 1 time in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 179 times, making it the 323rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[5]

References

Further reading

• program in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• program in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “program”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 1010

Romanian program definition

Etymology

Borrowed from French programme.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

program n (plural programe)

1. program

Declension

Related terms

Serbo-Croatian program definition

Noun

prògram m (Cyrillic spelling про̀грам)

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

Declension

Further reading

• “program” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak program definition

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔɡram]

Noun

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

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

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “program”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023

Swedish program definition

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)

   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)

Declension

Declension of program
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	program	programmet	program	programmen
Genitive	programs	programmets	programs	programmens

Hyponyms

Tok Pisin program definition

Etymology

From English program.

Noun

program

1. program

Turkish program definition

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɔɡˈɾam/
• (dialectal, /pɾoːˈɾam/)
• Hyphenation: prog‧ram

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

program (definite accusative programı, plural programlar)

1. program
2. (programming) computer program

   Synonym: bilgisayar programı

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 Nominative 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 Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular programımı programlarımı 2nd singular programını programlarını 3rd singular programını programlarını 1st plural programımızı programlarımızı 2nd plural programınızı programlarınızı 3rd plural programlarını programlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular programıma programlarıma 2nd singular programına programlarına 3rd singular programına programlarına 1st plural programımıza programlarımıza 2nd plural programınıza programlarınıza 3rd plural programlarına programlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular programımda programlarımda 2nd singular programında programlarında 3rd singular programında programlarında 1st plural programımızda programlarımızda 2nd plural programınızda programlarınızda 3rd plural programlarında programlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular programımdan programlarımdan 2nd singular programından programlarından 3rd singular programından programlarından 1st plural programımızdan programlarımızdan 2nd plural programınızdan programlarınızdan 3rd plural programlarından programlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular programımın programlarımın 2nd singular programının programlarının 3rd singular programının programlarının 1st plural programımızın programlarımızın 2nd plural programınızın programlarınızın 3rd plural programlarının programlarının

Derived terms

References

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