Meaning & use

Programed

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Wrote a set of instructions for a computer to follow; past tense of program, spelled with a single m.

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The engineer programed the robot to sort packages by size.

She programed her thermostat to lower the temperature at night.

A note on using this word

This is a less common variant spelling; 'programmed,' with a doubled m, is the standard form in both British and most American usage.

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