- a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- a plan or schedule of activities, procedures, etc., to be followed.
- a broadcasted television or radio production or similar internet-based content produced for distribution.
- a precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to perform a task; a piece of software.
- a collection of principles, actions, objectives, etc., established with a long-term goal in mind; platform; policy: A review of our education initiatives and programs suggests we are meeting our goals.
- a list of items, pieces, performers, etc., in a musical, theatrical, or other entertainment.
- an entertainment with reference to its pieces or numbers: a program of American and French music.
- a planned, coordinated group of activities, procedures, etc., often for a specific purpose, or a facility offering such a series of activities: a drug rehabilitation program;a graduate program in linguistics.
- a prospectus or syllabus: a program of courses being offered.
- to schedule as part of a program.
- to write code for (a computer program or application).
- to insert or encode specific operating instructions into (a machine or apparatus): We'll program the bells to ring at ten-minute intervals.
- to insert (instructions) into a machine or apparatus: An automatic release has been programmed into the lock as a safety feature.
- to cause to absorb or incorporate automatic responses, attitudes, or the like; condition: Our parents programmed us to respect our elders.
- to set, regulate, or modify so as to produce a specific response or reaction: Program your eating habits to eliminate sweets.
- to plan or write a program.
- to write computer code.
- a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data
- to feed a program into (a computer)
- to arrange (data) into a suitable form so that it can be processed by a computer
- to write a program
