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program
(sometimes), programme a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data
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Program
A written document that defines the intended functions and uses of a building, or site, and is used to initiate and control an architectural design or preservation project.
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program
[′prō·grəm or ′prō‚gram] (aerospace engineering)
In missile guidance, the planned flight path events to be followed by a missile in flight, including all the critical functions, preset in a program device, which control the behavior of the missile.
(communications)
A sequence of audio signals alone, or audio and video signals, transmitted for entertainment or information.
(computer science)
A detailed and explicit set of directions for accomplishing some purpose, the set being expressed in some language suitable for input to a computer, or in machine language.
(industrial engineering)
An undertaking of significant scope that is enduring rather than occurring within a limited time span.
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program
A statement prepared by or for an owner, with or without an architect’s assistance, setting forth the conditions and objectives for a building project including its general purpose and detailed requirements, such as a complete listing of the rooms required, their sizes, special facilities, etc.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Program
(1) A plan of activity or work.
(2) A statement of the basic concepts and goals of a political party (for example the Program of the CPSU), organization, or individual.
(3) A concise statement, or syllabus, describing the content of an academic course.
(4) An ordered sequence of actions for a computer that realizes an algorithm for the solution of a certain problem (see).
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.