program

1. 1

   A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

   • get with the program
   • Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
2. 2

   A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

   • The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
3. 3

   A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.

   • the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World
4. 4

   A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

   • Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
5. 5

   A computer program.

   • The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
6. 6

   A particular mindset or method of doing things.especially

   • Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?
7. 7

   A custom tracklist.

   • program playback

syn. application · computer program

1. 1

   To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.transitive

   • He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
2. 2

   To develop (software) by writing program code.transitive

   • I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
3. 3

   To put together the schedule of an event.transitive

   • Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
4. 4

   To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.

   • We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning.
5. 5

   To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.transitive

   • The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.