programme or (esp N American, and computing) program /prōˈgram/

1. A paper, booklet, or the like, giving an outline of proceedings arranged for an entertainment, conference, course of study, etc, with relevant details
2. The items of such proceedings collectively
3. A plan of things to be done
4. A TV or radio presentation produced for broadcast singly or as one of a series
5. The sequence of actions to be performed by a computer in dealing with data of a certain kind
6. A sequence of encoded instructions to a computer to fulfil a task or series of actions
7. A course of instruction (by book or teaching machine) in which subject-matter is broken down into a logical sequence of short items of information, and a student can check immediately the suitability of his or her responses
8. A curriculum or course of study (esp US)
9. A public notice (obsolete Scot)

1. To provide with, enter in, etc a programme
2. To prepare a program for (a computer, etc)
3. To create a certain pattern of thought, reaction, etc in the mind of (figurative)

programmabilˈity noun (computing)

programmˈable adjective (computing)

Capable of being programmed to perform a task, calculation, etc automatically

A programmable calculator

programmatic /-grə-matˈik/ adjective

1. Of a programme
2. Of, or of the nature of, programme music

programmatˈically adverb

proˈgrammed adjective

proˈgrammer noun

1. A person who programs a computer
2. (also programme picture) a B-movie, a low-budget cinema film produced to accompany the main picture of a cinema show

proˈgramming noun

programmable read-only memory noun (computing)

A type of read-only memory which can be programmed after manufacture but is then fixed

programmed learning noun

Learning by programme (qv above)

programme music noun

Music that is intended to depict a scene or tell a story

programme picture see programmer above.

programme trading see program trading below.

programming language noun

An artificial language with codes, symbols, rules, etc devised to enable people to instruct computers

Programming Language 1 noun

A computer programming language which combines the best qualities of commercial- and scientific-oriented languages (abbrev PL/1)

program trader or programme trader noun

program trading or programme trading noun

The automatic buying or selling of securities, etc by computer when the price reaches pre-set limits

programme evaluation and review technique

A method of planning, monitoring and reviewing the progress, costs, etc of a complex project

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