checking program
- noun
- Specialized
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programa de verificación
Examples
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In the past five years, many companies have instituted formal referenced checking programs and routinely check into the criminal, motor vehicle, social security, and credit histories of job candidates, in addition to their past employment history (NEHRA leaders reflect, 2006).
Academic text (2008) -
Before submitting her code, she always runs a checking program to catch any syntax errors.
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The software includes a checking program that identifies issues before they become problematic.
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He used a checking program to verify that the new application had no syntax errors.
Synonyms
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5.1
A program that helps people find and fix errors in computer code
A computer program that finds mistakes in the order of words or symbols in text
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a program that examines other programs for syntax errors' is directly and transparently built from 'checking' (inspecting/verifying) modifying 'program' (computer instructions), following the common English pattern 'X-ing program' = 'program that Xs'. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Checking program gives a simple image: checking means looking for mistakes and program is the software that does the work. So, a checking program reads code and points out 'syntax errors', helping you find and fix problems early.