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Program definition

Program is a noun meaning "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished." It has 10 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun, verb
Syllables
2
Letters
7
How common
Everyday word

Program as a noun

  1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

    Same sense: plan, programme

  2. a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

    "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"

    Same sense: programme

  3. a radio or television show

    "did you see his program last night?"

    Same sense: programme, broadcast

  4. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

    "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

    Same sense: political program, platform, political platform

  5. 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"

    Same sense: programme

  6. an integrated course of academic studies

    "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

    Same sense: course of study, programme, curriculum, syllabus

  7. (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

    "the program required several hundred lines of code"

    Same sense: computer program, programme, computer programme

  8. a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

    "the program lasted more than two hours"

    Same sense: programme

Program as a verb

  1. arrange a program of or for

    "program the 80th birthday party"

    Same sense: programme

  2. write a computer program

    Same sense: programme

Synonyms and antonyms

All synonyms of program, sense by sense

How to say program

Program has 2 syllables and rhymes with am. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with program

All 55 words that rhyme with program

PROGRAM in word games

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Anagrams
0

Is PROGRAM a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PROGRAM in the word checker, or unscramble PROGRAM to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.