program

Meanings

Plural: programs

Noun

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
  • "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"
  • "working mothers rely on the day care program"
• a radio or television show
  • "did you see his program last night?"
• a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
  • "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"
• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
  • "you can't tell the players without a program"
• an integrated course of academic studies
  • "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
  • "the program required several hundred lines of code"
• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
  • "the program lasted more than two hours"
• A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
• A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
• 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.
• A computer program.
• A particular mindset or method of doing things.
• A custom tracklist.

Verb

• arrange a program of or for
  • "program the 80th birthday party"
• write a computer program
• To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
• To develop (software) by writing program code.
• To put together the schedule of an event.
• To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
• To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

Synonyms

application, broadcast, computer program, computer programme, course of study, curriculum, plan, platform, playbill, political platform, political program, programme, show, syllabus