Meaning & use

program

noun·Academic

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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