programming

Plural: programmings

Noun

• setting an order and time for planned events
• creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something
• The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
• The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.
• The act of writing a computer program.
• The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.
• Brain-washing.
• A conditioned response.

Verb

• arrange a program of or for
• write a computer program
• present participle and gerund of program
• present participle and gerund of programme

Examples

• "A robot's programming doesn't allow for love."
• "He was programming the VCR."
• "I was programming a new module for the software package."
• "Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need."
• "The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again."

Synonyms

computer programing, computer programming, program, programing, programme, scheduling