noun

1. Obsolete
   1. a proclamation
   2. a prospectus or syllabus
2. 1. the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc.
   2. a printed list of these
3. a scheduled broadcast on radio or television
4. a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter
5. all the activities that can be participated in at a community center, camp, resort, etc.
6. a logical sequence of coded instructions specifying the operations to be performed by a computer in solving a problem or in processing data
7. a series of operations which may be used to control the functions of an electronic device

Etymology: < LL & Fr: Fr programme < LL programma < Gr, edict < prographein, to write in public < pro-, before + graphein, to write: see pro- & graphic

transitive verb programmed -·grammed′ or programed -·gramed′, programming -·gram′·ming or programing -·gram′·ing

1. to enter or schedule in a program
2. ☆ to prepare the questions and answers for (a textbook or a teaching machine to be used in programmed instruction)
3. 1. to plan a computer program for (a task, problem, etc.)
   2. to furnish (a computer, chip, etc.) with a program
   3. to incorporate in a computer program
4. to set the program of (an electronic device)
5. to predispose to behave in a certain way, have a certain mindset. etc.; condition to program a child for failure

intransitive verb