# program

Pronunciation: say "PROH-gram" US /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/, UK /ˈpɹəʊˌɡɹæm/

## Noun

1. A set of structured activities organized as a plan of action.
   - Simple: A planned set of activities meant to reach a goal.
   - _The clinic launched a wellness program for new parents._
   - _Volunteers designed a training program to teach job skills._
2. A show or other broadcast presented on radio or television.
   - Simple: A show that you watch or listen to on TV or radio.
   - _The morning program featured an interview with the mayor._
   - _She hosts a weekly radio program about local music._
3. A set of coded instructions that a computer follows to carry out tasks.
   - Simple: A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.
   - _The program runs in the background to back up your files._
   - _Developers tested the program on several operating systems before release._
7. A leaflet that lists information about a play, game, or other event.
   - Simple: A small booklet that lists details about a show or game.
   - _She kept the concert program as a souvenir._
   - _The program named each scene and its setting._
8. The set of main goals that someone, especially a political party or candidate, stands for.
   - Simple: The main goals that a person or political party wants to reach.
   - _The candidate built her campaign around a bold economic program._
   - _Critics argued the party's program ignored rural voters._
9. A particular mindset or established method of doing things.
   - Simple: A fixed way of thinking or doing things.
   - _The new manager expected everyone to get with the program by the end of the first week._
   - _If you want to keep this job, you'd better get with the program and start answering your emails on time._
10. A custom list of tracks set to play in a chosen order.
   - Simple: A list of songs picked to play in a certain order.
   - _Before the party, he entered a program into the CD changer that saved the slow songs for the end._
   - _The stereo remembered the program even after it was turned off._

## Verb

4. To write code for software, or to enter instructions into a computer or device so that it carries out a particular task.
   - Simple: To write instructions for a computer, or set up a machine, so it does a particular job.
   - _Students program their first mobile apps during the course._
   - _She programmed the simulation to model traffic flow._
5. To cause a person or thing to behave automatically in a particular way.
   - Simple: To make someone or something act a set way automatically.
   - _Culture can program us to value speed over patience._
   - _The trauma had programmed her to expect the worst._
6. To plan and schedule the content of a series of events or broadcasts, such as a festival, venue, or radio or TV station.
   - Simple: To choose what will be shown, played, or broadcast, and decide when.
   - _Editors program the weekend lineup to feature documentaries._
   - _The director programmed the station around live sports._

## Origin

Greek pró ("before") and gráphō ("I write") combined in the verb prográphō, meaning "I set forth as a public notice." That verb gave Ancient Greek prógramma, an edict or written public notice. Late Latin took it as programma ("a proclamation, edict"), and English got it from French programme.

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