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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