program

noun
/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/UK/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/CA/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹeə̯m/

Etymology

Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.

  1. derived from πρόγραμμα
  2. derived from programma
  3. borrowed from programme

Definitions

  1. A set of structured activities

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

    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. + 9 more definitions
    1. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

      • Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
    2. A computer program.

      • The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
    3. A particular mindset or method of doing things.

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

      • program playback
    5. To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to…

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

      • He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
    6. To develop (software) by writing program code.

      • I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
    7. To put together the schedule of an event.

      • Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
    8. To schedule the programming

      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.
    9. To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at program. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at program. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at program

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA