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outprogram

outprogram verb: to surpass in computer programming ability.

Verb

outprogram (third-person singular simple present outprograms, present participle outprogramming or (rare) outprograming, simple past and past participle outprogrammed or (rare) outprogramed)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in computer programming ability.
    • Mr Dupree continued, 'But I knew something the robot didn't.'
      'What?' asked Molly. 'What did I teach you to do when you're outmatched, outwitted and outprogrammed?'
      'You bring the crazy,' said everyone except Alice.2014, Michael Fry, The Odd Squad: King Karl
    • It's like trying to outprogram the greatest programmer of them all. No matter how sophisticated we get, he's light years ahead of us.2014, Jim Menick, Lingo
    Synonyms:
    outcode

Synonyms of outprogram

Forms of outprogram

third-person singular presentoutprograms
present participleoutprogramming
past participleoutprogrammed
pastoutprogrammed
present participle (rare)outprograming
past participle (rare)outprogramed
past (rare)outprogramed

Origin of outprogram

From out- + program.

Questions about outprogram

What does outprogram mean?
Outprogram means to surpass in computer programming ability.
What part of speech is outprogram?
Outprogram is a verb.
What is the past tense of outprogram?
The past tense of outprogram is outprogrammed.

Words near outprogram in the dictionary

  1. outprocessing
  2. outproduce
  3. outproduced
  4. outproduces
  5. outproducing
  6. outprogram
  7. outprogrammed
  8. outprogramming
  9. outprograms
  10. outpromise
  11. outpromised

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