3 definitions found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
programming
n 1: setting an order and time for planned events [syn: {scheduling}]
2: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer
to do something [syn: {computer programming}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
programming n. 1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper
(or, in these days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty
file). "Bloody instructions which being taught, return to plague their
inventor" ("Macbeth", Act 1, Scene 7) 2. A pastime similar to banging
one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward.
3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on 4. The least fun
you can have with your clothes off
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
programming
1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these
days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file).
2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but
with fewer opportunities for reward.
3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on (although
clothes are not mandatory).
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