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

By running Xanadu’s quantum programming software, PennyLane, on AMD’s high-performance computing infrastructure, researchers improved the performance of a core algorithm called the quantum singular value transformation, which has applications in aerospace engineering.

From Barron's

But there is no good reason to cling to bad ideas from the Coolidge era for traditional programming.

From The Wall Street Journal

During Lake’s tenure overseeing the agency, layoffs and contract cuts significantly reduced VOA’s workforce and programming, leaving only a small portion of its broadcasts operating.

From Salon

At Bell, he helped write an important early computer programming language, Snobol.

From The Wall Street Journal

CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss is pursuing a major overhaul of the network, promising sweeping changes to programming and digital strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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