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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Program \Pro"gram\, n. Same as {Programme}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: program n 1: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {programme}] 2: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {programme}] 3: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}] 4: a course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}] 5: a radio or television show "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {programme}] 6: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {programme}] 7: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political program}] 8: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {programme}] v 1: arrange a program of or for [syn: {programme}] 2: write a computer program [syn: {programme}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: program n. 1. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. 2. An exercise in experimental epistemology. 3. A form of art, ostensibly intended for the instruction of computers, which is nevertheless almost inevitably a failure if other programmers can't understand it From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: program {software}
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