to program
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3.1
- verb
- /ˈproʊɡræm/
- US
- Any kind of practices at schools are based on a planned and programmed process.
- program music
- program a concert
- program rehearsals
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Watch on YouTubeI imagine the need to program your life in sequence.
- I imagine the need to program your life in sequence.
Examples
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And our team uses your questions to program every single episode of this podcast.
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Any parent who tries to program that into the kid will fail.
Academic text (2003) -
Then I want you to program one special command... into all these systems.
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I imagine the need to program your life in sequence.
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But if it is, then we can program the system so that it respects this value.
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You have to kind of program it in or you're just not going to have it.
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A suggested improvement is to program the computer to analyze operator performance automatically during testing.
Academic text (1990) -
And he's working to program US city laws into the bot, starting with New York.
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Museums and community centers combine exhibition, working, and gathering spaces for programmed events and lectures.
Academic text (2015) -
The committee will program a series of workshops to support local artists.
Synonyms
653
2.0
To plan and organize something so it can happen
486
3.0
To arrange something to happen at a certain time
194
1.6
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
48
5.5
To officially schedule a person or event for a specific time
3
4.1
To plan something ahead of time
1
3.2
To choose a date and time for a game
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 Detailed
765
2.7
231
4.1
- US
23
3.1
- US
194
1.6
486
3.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
To program an event is to plan or schedule it in advance, and the word comes from pro- ('before') and gram ('something written'), so programming means putting the plan down before the event. That's why to program a festival or lecture series is to arrange its schedule.