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# program

noun (a program, programs); verb (program, programs, programmed, programming)

«program» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A program is a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#m1)
2. To program means to write these instructions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#m2)
3. In American English, a program is also a show on TV or radio, a plan of activities, or a booklet at a show (British: programme). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#m3)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons pupils program robots and games using code; in everyday American life you watch a TV program. Phrases: «computer program», «program a robot», «after-school program», «TV program».

### Examples

- We wrote a program to make the robot move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x1)
- Can you program the oven to start at six? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x2)
- This program helps you learn spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x3)
- My favourite TV program is on tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x4)
- She joined an after-school art program. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x5)
- The program crashed, so I restarted the computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x6)
- He loves programming games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: computer program in all countries; British English uses «programme» for TV shows, plans and booklets. Doubling: programmed, programming, programmer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «program» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«program» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/program.html) on Mova free.