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

A dive into the workings of Claude Code’s source code shows a remarkably complicated system built from plain old-fashioned programming, say experts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The company later moved into producing its own programming, eating into Hollywood's traditional business with feature length films, and traditional television's territory with series ranging from Bridgerton to KPop Demon Hunters.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

While Amazon was said to be pleased with the program, which earned an Emmy, but the company has made no further commitment to live news programming.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Creating their own game had been "this dream that we talked about all the time" as they learned skills such as programming and 3D modelling.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

I watched their fingers fly across the keys and realized that the programming for an actual Glitch was almost identical to the simulation programming I’d learned back at the Academy.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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