English

Alternative forms

• programme (see usage notes)

Noun

program ‎(plural programs)

1. A set of structured activities.

   Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.‎

2. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

   The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.‎

3. (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

   Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.‎

4. (computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

   The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.‎

5. (chiefly in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.
   • 1988, Die Hard:

     Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?

Usage notes

• Usage of program and programme:
  • US: program is the only spelling normally used.
  • UK: programme is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case program is generally used. Older sources may use programme for computer code.
  • Canada: both program and programme are used, but program is more common.
  • Australia: program is endorsed by the Australian government, but programme is most common.
  • New Zealand: programme is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.

Synonyms

• (leaflet): playbill (for a play)
• (software application): application, computer program

Hyponyms

• subprogram

Related terms

Translations

Verb

program ‎(third-person singular simple present programs, present participle programming, simple past and past participle programmed)

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.

   I programmed a small game as a demonstration.

3. (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.

   Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.

4. (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

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

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

program m

1. program (set of activities)
2. program (for theater or TV)
3. program (computing)
4. agenda (of a meeting)

Declension

Derived terms

• podprogram

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin programma ‎(“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα ‎(prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).

Noun

program m ‎(plural programs)

1. program

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Programm or English program, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα ‎(prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈproɡrɒm]
• Hyphenation: prog‧ram

Noun

program ‎(plural programok)

1. program (set of activities)
2. (computing) program
3. (politics) platform

Declension

Derived terms

• illesztőprogram
• pártprogram
• politikai program
• számítógépes program

References

1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Ladin

Noun

program m ‎(plural programs)

1. programme
2. manifesto

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

program n ‎(definite singular programmet, indefinite plural program or programmer, definite plural programma or programmene)

1. a programme (UK) or program (US)
2. (computing) a program (US and UK) (although programme is also used in British English)
3. schedule

Derived terms

• dataprogram
• programvare

References

• “program” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

program n ‎(definite singular programmet, indefinite plural program, definite plural programma)

1. a programme (UK) or program (US)
2. (computing) a program (US and UK) (although programme is also used in British English)

Derived terms

• dataprogram
• programvare

References

• “program” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.ɡram/

Noun

program m inan

1. program (structured set of activities)
2. program (broadcasted show)
3. program (software)

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French programme

Noun

program n ‎(plural programe)

1. program

Declension

Related terms

• programa
• programat
• progamabil
• programator
• programatic
• programare

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

prògram m ‎(Cyrillic spelling про̀грам)

1. program (set of activities)
2. program (for theater or TV)
3. program (computing)

Declension

Slovak

Noun

program m

1. program (set of structured activities)
2. program (computer program)

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα ‎(prógramma).

Noun

program n

1. a program (a set of structured activities)
2. a program (a leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)
3. a program (a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television)
4. (computing) a software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task
5. a program on a washing machine; a cycle

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French programme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): pɾogˈɾam
• Hyphenation: pɾog‧ram

Noun

program ‎(definite accusative programı, plural programlar)

1. program
2. (programming) computer program

Declension

Synonyms

• (programming) bilgisayar programı

Derived terms