programming

About 18.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.

   The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.

2. noun The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.
3. noun The act of writing a computer program.

   Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.

4. noun The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.

   A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.

5. noun Brain-washing.
6. noun A conditioned response.
7. verb present participle and gerund of program
8. verb present participle and gerund of programme

   I was programming a new module for the software package.

Similar words

computer programming scheduling airtime television broadcasting plan software programmer programmatic schedule

Often followed by

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Word family

programing programings programmings