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programming

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noun/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ//ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/
  1. 1

    The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.uncountableusually

    • The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
  2. 2

    The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.uncountableusually

    • Now it has become a regular part of City Ballet's programming this season.
  3. 3

    The act of writing a computer program.uncountableusually

    • Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
  4. 4

    The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.uncountableusually

    • A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.
  5. 5

    Brain-washing.uncountableusually

  6. 6

    A conditioned response.uncountableusually

    • Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.
verb/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ//ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of programform-ofgerundparticiple

  2. 2

    present participle and gerund of programmeform-ofgerundparticiple

    • I was programming a new module for the software package.
    • He was programming the VCR.

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