Meaning of program In English

• 0 a series of instructions that can be put into a computer in order to make it perform an operation:

  • a computer program

  • She's written a program to find words that frequently occur together.

• 1 to write a series of instructions that make a computer perform a particular operation:

  • [ + to infinitive ] She programmed the computer to calculate the rate of exchange in twelve currencies.

• 2 a group of activities or things to be achieved:

  • a training program

  • the university basketball program

  • a pilot recycling program

• 3 a broadcast or series of broadcasts on television or radio:

  • What’s your favorite program?

• 4 a series of instructions that make a computer perform an operation:

  • a word processing program

• 5 a thin book or piece of paper giving information about a play or musical or sports event

• 6 to instruct a computerized device or system to operate in a particular way or at a particular time:

  • The CD player can be programmed to play the songs in any order.

• 7 a series of instructions put into a computer so that it does particular tasks:

  • load/download a program The service will prompt you to download the appropriate program.

  • install/uninstall a program When I try to install a program, I get an error message.

  • design/develop/write a program The company is trying to develop a program that will predict terrorist acts.

  • run/execute/use a program The command allows computer users to run a program with administrator rights.

• 8 an officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something:

  • a government/state program The governor proposed a state $500 million program to build new schools.

  • a health insurance/product-development/construction program The tax funds health insurance programs for the working poor.

  • We had to end the bonus program for non-executive staff.

  • a program to do sth A financial advisor analyzes clients' finances and prepares personalized programs to meet objectives.

  • build/develop/finance a program

  • launch/initiate a program

• 9 a course of study, especially at a college or university:

  • 20 years ago there were only two women in our program.

  • Business/Nursing/Management program Ms. Boothe will enter the college's Business program next year.

  • a Master's/graduate program The university has 40 different graduate programs.

• 10 a planned series of related events or activities:

  • A program of meetings has been planned for October and November.

  • organize/set up/plan a program

• 11 a television or radio show:

  • On today's program, we'll have an interview with Bill Gates.

• 12 to write a series of instructions, using a computer language, to create or run a computer program:

  • program sth to do sth They programmed the computer to predict future discoveries.

• 13 to use a piece of software to give instructions to a computer or piece of electronic equipment to make it perform one of a range of tasks:

  • program sth to do sth You can use a Pocket PC or cell phone to program your DVR, grab MP3s you've already downloaded, and get stock quotes or weather reports.