program
noun
a plan of action to accomplish a specified end.
programed
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past participleof program.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof program.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
programnouna plan of action to accomplish a specified end.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Zwiebel said, “These are stereotypic programed behaviors that have evolved because they work.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Thirty years ago, we might have hailed as rare and consequential any dozen weeks in which music by a mere handful of living composers was programed as the regular course of a classical music season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
Spain's biggest lender accidentally made a second payment Saturday to about 75,000 people and firms due for one-off or programed payments from 2,000 businesses with accounts at its U.K. unit.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
Co-founder and chief executive Philippe Goldman says the robots have been programed to maintain top quality control.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
We’re talking about a system that has to be programed sequentially and that can only do one thing at a time.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021
