reprogrammed

Verb

reprogram (third-person singular simple present reprograms, present participle reprogramming or (rare) reprograming, simple past and past participle reprogrammed or (rare) reprogramed)

1. (transitive) To program anew or differently.
   • Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.2003, Andrew Huang, Hacking the Xbox: an introduction to reverse engineering

   Synonyms:

   recode

2. (broadly, transitive) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
3. To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
   • Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.1993, Diane Publishing Company, Defense Conversion: Redirecting R & D, page 110