Program | Mean of program in English Dictionary

/ˈproʊˌgræm/

• Noun
• a plan of things that are done in order to achieve a specific result
1. government programs
2. a program of regular dental checkups
3. a workout program
• a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
1. a sorting program
2. He writes computer programs.
• a thin book or a piece of paper that gives information about a concert, play, sports game, etc.
1. a theater program

• something that is broadcast on television or radio
1. a news program [=show]
2. the morning program
• a group of classes that lead to a degree
1. The university has a great graduate program.
2. I enrolled in the teaching program.
• to start doing what others need or want you to do
1. His boss told him that he'd better get with the program if he wants to keep his job.
• Verb
• to give (a computer) a set of instructions to perform a particular action
1. He programmed the computer to calculate his monthly expenses and earnings.
2. The computer is programmed to create monthly sales reports.
3. She is learning how to program in school.
• to give (a machine) a set of instructions to perform a particular action
1. Can you help me program my cell phone?
2. program a VCR
• to make (a person or animal) behave or think in a particular way
1. Some people are programmed to be violent. [=some people have a natural or acquired tendency to be violent]
2. instinctive behaviors that are genetically programmed in animals