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program

  • noun
  • pro·gram
  • prōʹgrăm'

A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

Other meanings

  1. 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.”

  2. A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.

Synonyms

  • computer program

Related words

  • program counter
  • program guide
  • antiprogram
  • bioprogram
  • counterprogram
  • deprogram
  • get with the program
  • interprogram
  • metaprogram
  • microprogram
  • misprogram
  • multiprogram

Example sentences

  • “Can you help me install this program?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “The national service program taught them valuable skills.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πρόγραμμα" (a written public notice, an edict).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “program” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.