to program
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3.4
- verb
- /ˈproʊɡræm/
- Specialized
- He decided to program the robot to help with household chores.
- program a computer
- program a device
- program a machine
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Watch on YouTubeYou can clearly program an AI to make that decision.
- You can clearly program an AI to make that decision.
- It's simply doing whatever it was pre programmed by humans to do.
- The first thing that I always program in now is a response to that.
- Instead of greetings, you know, it's it could be programmed to be friendly.
- You will actually be able to program actions for gestures.
- And essentially they're the easiest to program, but they're also the least efficient.
Examples
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You can easily program your computer to perform repetitive tasks automatically.
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You can clearly program an AI to make that decision.
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OK, and you program without side effects.
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The first thing that I always program in now is a response to that.
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And you can program it to go after a certain person.
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You will actually be able to program actions for gestures.
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I can make the comparisons and checks and program the computer to look for relevant information.
Fiction book (1993) -
With some practice, you will learn how to program applications for mobile devices.
Synonyms
144
3.1
Put code or data onto a computer storage device
59
3.4
To write instructions for a computer using a programming language
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
14
3.9
Government plan that gives people jobs building or fixing roads and buildings
8
3.5
A program that gives rewards to encourage people, especially employees, to reach goals
7
3.2
A planned set of school courses in subjects like arts and sciences to prepare for college
6
3.4
A series of US space missions that landed people on the Moon and brought them safely home
6
3.4
A planned course of treatment to help someone recover after illness, injury, or addiction
2
3.5
A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience
- Specialized
2
5.6
A set of instructions written in a language people can read and later changed into code a computer can run
- Specialized
2
4.2
A piece of software that runs in the background to help other apps or the system
- Specialized
2
4.6
A computer tool that watches a system, reports problems, and can restart services
- Specialized
1
6.9
A way of buying and selling large amounts of stocks using computer programs
- Specialized
1
3.4
A computer program that controls a computer's main parts, like an operating system
1
6.5
United States space project that sent people into Earth's orbit in 1965 and 1966 to prepare for Moon missions
- Formal
1
5.5
A United States government effort that finds and cleans the worst sites with dangerous chemical waste
- Specialized
1
3.8
A computer tool that does system tasks like cleaning files or scanning for viruses
- Specialized
1
3.9
A program on your computer that gets data and services from a server
A United States program from 1948 to 1952 that gave money to rebuild Europe after World War II
- Specialized
1
6.1
A computer program written in the Fortran language for science or math calculations
1
4.2
An activity at a museum or park that explains exhibits and natural features to visitors
- Specialized
1
3.5
Software that reads on-screen text aloud for people with sight or reading problems
- Specialized
1
4.7
A program that manages a computer's parts and basic functions like an operating system
- Specialized
1
5.1
To make a computer program run faster and use less memory or power
- Specialized
1
3.6
A computer tool that changes code from one programming language to another
- Specialized
1
5.2
A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run
- Specialized
1
4.3
Computer code stored in a library that helps other software do common tasks
- Specialized
1
4.0
Computer software that collects logs and makes reports for checking accounts and systems
A program that helps people with disabilities learn job skills to find work
- Specialized
1
5.4
A program that is fully prepared to be loaded and run on a computer
- Specialized
1
3.7
A program that protects computers and networks from harmful software
- Specialized
1
8.4
A computer program that uses simple rules to find good solutions when checking every choice is impossible
- Specialized
1
6.0
A set of computer instructions that follow rules to solve a problem
- Specialized
1
3.7
A collection of ready-made pieces of code developers use in applications
- Specialized
1
5.2
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
- Specialized
1
7.2
A computer system that keeps instructions in memory so it can run different programs
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb program is to know it comes from pro- ('before') and gram ('something written'), so to program a computer is to 'write' its instructions ahead of time. That's why programming means making code that tells the computer what to do.