program
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
Noun 4 meanings
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
“get with the program”
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.”
A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
“Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.”
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
To develop (software) by writing program code.
“I programmed a small game as a demonstration.”
To put together the schedule of an event.
“Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.”
To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
Etymology
Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.
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PROGRAM at a glance
PROGRAM has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + M 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #517 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with program
All rhymes- DIAGRAM11
- GRAM7
- TELEGRAM11
- TRAM6
- HARAM10
- INGRAM9
- CRAM8
- HOLOGRAM14
- MONOGRAM13
- KILOGRAM15
- DRAM7
- ASHRAM11
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- UROGRAM10
- GROGRAM11
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