Meaning & use
program
A planned series of activities, events, or lessons designed to achieve a particular goal.
See it in a sentence
The university launched a new exchange program for engineering students.
The training program covers everything from safety rules to customer service.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'program' means to write instructions for a computer, a distinct, narrower sense.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To write and design instructions that a computer follows.
She learned to program in Python during her first year of college.
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