programming
Syllables: pro·gram·mingUK/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ//ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/
programming noun: the designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme. Also the present participle and gerund of program.
Noun
programming (usually uncountable, plural programmings)
- The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
- The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
- The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.
- Now it has become a regular part of City Ballet's programming this season.2000, Dance Reviews, page 218
- The act of writing a computer program.
- Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
- The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.
- A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.
- Brain-washing.
- A conditioned response.
- Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.2016, David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing is Hidden, page 142
Also used as
programming is also the present participle and gerund of program.
programming is also the present participle and gerund of programme.
programming meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
programming in Hindi
- act of writing a computer program
- क्रमादेशन kramādeśan
programming in Tamil
- நிரலாக்கம், புரோகிராமிங், நிரலாக்கங்கள்
programming in Marathi
- प्रोग्रामिंग, कार्यक्रमरचना
programming in Urdu
- پروگرامنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- programming in Bengali
- প্রোগ্রামিং, প্রগ্রামিং, প্রোগ্রামিং করা
- programming in Telugu
- ప్రోగ్రామింగ్, ప్రోగ్రామ్ చేయడం
- programming in Malayalam
- പ്രോഗ്രാമിംഗ്, പ്രോഗ്രാമിങ്, പ്രോഗ്രാമിംങ്
- programming in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಮಿಂಗ್, ಪ್ರೊಗ್ರಾಮಿಂಗ್
- programming in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮਿੰਗ, ਪ੍ਰੋਗ੍ਰਾਮਿੰਗ
- programming in Gujarati
- પ્રોગ્રામિંગ
- programming in Odia
- ପ୍ରୋଗ୍ରାମିଂ, ପ୍ରୋଗ୍ରାମ୍ିଂ, ପ୍ରୋଗ୍ରାମିଙ୍ଗ
- programming in Nepali
- प्रोग्रामिङ, प्रोग्रामिंग
- programming in Arabic
- بَرْمَجَة barmaja
- programming in Malay
- pengaturcaraan, pemprograman
- programming in Indonesian
- pemrograman
- programming in Thai
- การเขียนโปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์ gaan-kǐian bproo-grɛm kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə
- programming in Vietnamese
- lập trình
Examples of programming in a sentence
- In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.
- A programming language that is Turing complete is more expressive than one that is not.
- In programming, a "memory leak" refers to a situation where memory is or stays unnecessarily allocated.
Forms of programming
| plural | programmings |
|---|---|
| alternative US | programing |
Origin of programming
From program /programme + -ing.
Words formed from programming
- application programming interface
- array programming
- aspect-oriented programming
- aspect-oriented programming language
- assembly programming
- class-based programming
- classless programming
- contract programming
- counterprogramming
- dataflow programming
- declarative programming
- defensive programming
- dynamic programming
- embeddable programming
- esoteric programming language
- event-based programming
- event-driven programming
- extreme programming
- functional programming
- generic programming
- genetic programming
- grammar-oriented programming
- imperative programming
- instance-based programming
- iterative programming
- linear programming
- list-based programming
- literate programming
- logic programming
- macroprogramming
- metaprogramming
- mob programming
- modular programming
- monolithic programming
- monoprogramming
- multiprogramming
- neuro-linguistic programming
- nonprogramming
- object-based programming
- object oriented programming
- object-oriented programming
- pair programming
- predictive programming
- programming by contract
- programming interface
- programming in the large
- programming in the small
- programming language
- programming socks
- programming style
- prototype-based programming
- prototype-oriented programming
- reactive programming
- restrictive programming
- return-oriented programming
- semantic-oriented programming
- skeleton programming
- social programming
- structured programming
- systems programming
Phrases with programming
Questions about programming
- What does programming mean?
- Programming means the designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
- What is programming in Hindi?
- Programming in Hindi is क्रमादेशन (kramādeśan). See Programming meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is programming?
- Programming is a noun.
- How do you pronounce programming?
- Programming is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of programming?
- The plural of programming is programmings.
Words near programming in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: programming (page history and authors); programming (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); programming (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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