To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
To develop (software) by writing program code.
I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
To put together the schedule of an event.
Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
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The act of writing a computer program.
Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.
A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.