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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

He noted that Netflix may spend 5% of its content budget on live events in 2026, even as it expects that programming to command only a 1% share of viewing hours.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Bonta said the the $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. by Paramount would leave the resulting company with control of nearly a third of all movie production and cable television programming in the United States.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

River Arts, one of the organizations bringing attention to its history and cultural significance through public programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

If approved, the combined titan would control nearly a third of the US theatrical motion picture market and basic cable programming.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

He leaned toward them and said, “In object-oriented programming, discrete software objects interfaced more freely, in a system of corporate service provision that mirrored the emergent structures of late capitalism.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

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