program

/ˈproʊɡræm/

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Also a verb

Meaning

  1. A planned series of events, activities, or procedures designed to achieve a specific goal.

    • The university launched a rigorous mentoring program for incoming graduate students.

  2. A set of coded instructions that enables a computer to perform a specific task.

    • She wrote a simple program to automate data entry across several spreadsheets.

  3. A broadcast presentation, such as a television or radio show.

    • Our family gathered around the television every evening to watch the news program.

  4. A printed booklet or sheet providing details about an event, performance, or ceremony.

    • The theater usher handed each attendee a glossy program before the concert began.

Collocations

  • training program
  • degree program
  • computer program
  • television program
  • printed program

Synonyms

  • initiative
  • curriculum
  • software
  • application
  • broadcast

Idioms

  • get with the program

    Informal idiom meaning to adapt to the current rules or expectations.

    If you want to keep this job, you need to get with the program.