programmatically

[proh-gruh-mat-ik-lee]

adverb

1. by using a computer program: The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.

   You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm.

   The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of programmatically¹

First recorded in 1905–10 for an earlier sense; 1970–75; programmatic ( def. ) + -ly ( def. 1 )

Example Sentences

“My goal is to leave the institution in good shape programmatically and financially and that will be the case,” Wardropper, 72, said in a telephone interview.

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So March 26 will be a celebration of the museum, architecturally and programmatically.

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A building or infrastructure, where goods flow and why, how you programmatically advertise in 3D space, often for physical things, certainly does not require scarcity of the odd avatar.

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Now we’re getting more things to introduce scarcity and the value of scarcity into the web, perhaps even programmatically with stuff like NFTs.

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While it’s relatively easy for the platform to moderate regular quote tweets, it’s harder to programmatically scan the contents of a photo or video.

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When To Use

What does programmatically mean?

Programmatically means done using a computer program.In computing, a program is a sequence of instructions (called code) that enable a computer to perform a task. Programmatically is used to refer to tasks that can be done in an automated way (using such programs), especially as opposed to tasks that have to be done manually (by a person).Example: Instead of reading every cell in the spreadsheet to look for duplicates, you can filter them out programmatically.