programme

/ ˈprəʊɡræm /

noun

1. a written or printed list of the events, performers, etc, in a public performance

2. a performance or series of performances, often presented at a scheduled time, esp on radio or television

3. a specially arranged selection of things to be done

   what's the programme for this afternoon?

4. a plan, schedule, or procedure

5. a syllabus or curriculum

verb

1. to design or schedule (something) as a programme

noun

1. computing a variant spelling of program

Word History and Origins

Origin of programme¹

C17: from Late Latin programma, from Greek: written public notice, from _pro- ² + graphein to write

Example Sentences

She said the new edition "marks the pinnacle of an exciting and ambitious publishing programme, undertaken with Faber over the past decade".

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Make programming “playgrounds” where model parameters can be tweaked.

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Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said the behaviour outlined by the programme was "disgraceful, totally unacceptable and contrary to the values and standards" of the force.

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This means they learn to perform tasks, instead of being programmed to do them.

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A portable TV is programmed to play only episodes of “The Simpsons” and offers a clever critique of the streaming era’s tyranny of choice.

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