programming

/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ//ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    To develop (software) by writing program code.

    I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
  3. 3

    To put together the schedule of an event.

    Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
  4. 4

    To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

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

noun

  1. 1

    The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.

    The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
  2. 2

    Brain-washing

  3. 3

    The act of writing a computer program.

    Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
  4. 4

    The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.

    A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.

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