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program guide

program guide noun: a usually weekly periodical that guides the reader through the programs being broadcast on radio or TV; often supplemented with celebrity gossip and other entertainment features.

Noun

program guide (plural program guides)

  1. A usually weekly periodical that guides the reader through the programs being broadcast on radio or TV; often supplemented with celebrity gossip and other entertainment features.
  2. Such a section in a more general publication, such as a newspaper.
  3. A similar feature on a television display, allowing the viewer to navigate through the channels and programs on offer.
    Synonyms:
    EPG

Synonyms of program guide

Forms of program guide

pluralprogram guides
alternative Commonwealthprogramme guide

Questions about program guide

What does program guide mean?
Program guide means a usually weekly periodical that guides the reader through the programs being broadcast on radio or TV; often supplemented with celebrity gossip and other entertainment features.
What part of speech is program guide?
Program guide is a noun.
What is the plural of program guide?
The plural of program guide is program guides.

Words near program guide in the dictionary

  1. program committees
  2. program counter
  3. program counters
  4. program evaluation and review technique
  5. program evaluation review technique
  6. program guide
  7. program guides
  8. program music
  9. program slicer
  10. program slicers
  11. program trading

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