programming

or pro·gram·ing

[ proh-gram-ing, -gruh-ming ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of programming¹

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

Example Sentences

Alchemist will be streaming its Demo Day on YouTube, with programming set to begin at 2pm pacific.

From TechCrunch

Other institutions canceled programming for the month of March, such as the New York Public Library and Carnegie Hall.

From Vox

TechCrunch is also selling a Disrupt Digital Pass for $45 that offers access to one stage of programming, but does not include CrunchMatch.

From Digiday

The company has set an asking price for its initial advertisers and shared how many ads the streamer will air per hour of programming.

From Digiday

Problem is, original programming is also important for attracting audiences for their traditional TV networks.

From Digiday

He looks like a man of the woods, but works at The Nerdery, programming for a healthy salary and benefits.

From The Daily Beast

But the game, like many in this early age of computer programming, had a bug and would freeze up on occasion.

From The Daily Beast

The “Computer Rock” tunes, with references to BASIC programming, were almost immediately rendered obsolete.

From The Daily Beast

So I enrolled right away for programming classes, and found them boringly abstracted.

From The Daily Beast

One is Margari Aziza Hill, an African-American Muslim who serves as programming director of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative.

From The Daily Beast

Bart dived for handbooks, manuals, comparative tables of position, and started programming information.

From Project Gutenberg

To keep customers up-to-date on the availability and use of all new programming systems.

From Project Gutenberg

To assist the IBM programming staff in reflecting customer requirements in the specification of new programming systems.

From Project Gutenberg

The combination of a modern computer plus modern programming languages is the key to profitable data processing.

From Project Gutenberg

Simplified programming routines allow programmers to write more instructions in less time.

From Project Gutenberg

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