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Meaning of program

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  program
      n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be
           accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they
           discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan},
           {program}, {programme}]
      2: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public
         need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works";
         "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn:
         {program}, {programme}]
      3: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last
         night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {program}, {programme}]
      4: a document stating the aims and principles of a political
         party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform";
         "they won the election even though they offered no positive
         program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political
         program}, {program}]
      5: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a
         theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players
         without a program" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
      6: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to
         a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study},
         {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
      7: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer
         can interpret and execute; "the program required several
         hundred lines of code" [syn: {program}, {programme},
         {computer program}, {computer programme}]
      8: a performance (or series of performances) at a public
         presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn:
         {program}, {programme}]
      v 1: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday
           party" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
      2: write a computer program [syn: {program}, {programme}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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