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• present participle of program.

programming

American  

[proh-gram-ing, -gruh-ming] / ˈproʊ græm ɪŋ, -grə mɪŋ /

Or programing

noun

1. the act or process of planning or writing a program.

2. Radio and Television.

   1. the selection and scheduling of programs for transmission, as for a television station or network, or an internet-based digital distributor.

   2. the programs scheduled.

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Etymology

Origin of programming

First recorded in 1885–90; program + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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programming

TBD will be back to regularly scheduled programming next week.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Carragher, who played for Liverpool between 1996 and 2013, regularly appears on Sky Sports' Premier League coverage, the Stick To Football show and CBS Sports' Champions League programming.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Kit Harington has returned to the realm of HBO’s fantasy programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

When “It Ends” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2025, it was not exactly the runaway darling of the year’s programming.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

She stares at me like I have a programming glitch.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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