control program


control program

[kən′trōl ‚prō·grəm] (computer science) A program which carries on input/output operations, loading of programs, detection of errors, communication with the operator, and so forth.

Control Program

(operating system)(CP) The component of IBM's Virtual Machine (VM) that provides "guest support" for operating systems that run on IBM mainframe compatible processors.Cp does this by providing a seamless emulation of privilegedfunctions in the problem program environment.

control program

Software that controls the operation of a computer and has highest priority. Operating systems are the primary example. Contrast with application program. See operating system, network control program and CPM.