programme

noun

• 1a planned series of future events or performances:a weekly programme of films the programme includes Dvořák’s New World symphony
• a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim:the British nuclear power programme

• 2a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event or performance:a theatre programme

• 3an item broadcast between stated times on radio or television:a nature programme
• dated a radio or television channel.

• 4 (program) a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.

verb (programmes, programming, programmed; US programs, programing, programed)

• 1 (program) provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task:it is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols
• [no object] write computer programs:I’ve programmed for 25 years and have used many languages
• input (instructions for the automatic performance of a task) into a computer or other machine:simply program in your desired volume level
• cause (a person or animal) to behave in a predetermined way:all members of a species are programmed to build nests in the same way

• 2arrange according to a plan or schedule:we learn how to programme our own lives
• schedule (an item) within a plan:the next stage of the treaty is programmed for next year

• 3US broadcast (an item):the station does not program enough contemporary works