programs

noun

(computing) A computer program.

A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

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

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

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

(especially in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.

(music, computing) A custom tracklist.

verb

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

(broadcasting) To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.

(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

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

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

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward gramma-gram · Greek · writing, letter

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Where does programs come from?

The word programs breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -gram, from Greek gramma (“writing, letter”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.