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computer programming

computer programming noun: the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.

Noun

computer programming (usually uncountable, plural computer programmings)

  1. (usually) The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
    Synonyms:
    coding

Synonyms of computer programming

Forms of computer programming

pluralcomputer programmings
alternative formcomputer-programming

Questions about computer programming

What does computer programming mean?
Computer programming means the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
What part of speech is computer programming?
Computer programming is a noun.
What is the plural of computer programming?
The plural of computer programming is computer programmings.

Words near computer programming in the dictionary

  1. computer program
  2. computer programme
  3. computer programmer
  4. computer programmers
  5. computer programmes
  6. computer programming
  7. computer programmings
  8. computer programs
  9. computer says no
  10. computer science
  11. computer sciences

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