computer program

noun

A sequence or a set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute.

Meanings

nouncomputer program (plural computer programs)

plural computer programs · alternative computer programme

  1. A sequence or a set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

Broader
softwaresoftware programcomputer software

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans rekenaarprogram
  • rekenaarprogramsoftware
Bulgarian компю́търна програ́ма
  • компю́търна програ́ма (kompjútărna prográma)software
Chinese Mandarin 計算機程式 /计算机程式, 計算機程序 /计算机程序
  • 計算機程式 /计算机程式 (jìsuànjī chéngshì)software
  • 計算機程序 /计算机程序 (jìsuànjī chéngxù)software
  • 電腦程式 /电脑程式 (diànnǎo chéngshì)software
Czech počítačový program
  • počítačový programsoftware
Danish computerprogram
  • computerprogramsoftware
Dutch computerprogramma
  • computerprogrammasoftware
Esperanto komputilprogramo
  • komputilprogramosoftware
Estonian arvutiprogramm
  • arvutiprogrammsoftware
Finnish tietokoneohjelma
  • tietokoneohjelmasoftware
French logiciel
  • logicielsoftware
German Computerprogramm
  • Computerprogrammsoftware
Greek υπολογιστικό πρόγραμμα
  • υπολογιστικό πρόγραμμα (ypologistikó prógramma)software
Hebrew תוכנית מחשב
  • תוכנית מחשב (tokhnít makhshév)software
Hindi कम्प्यूटर प्रोग्राम
  • कम्प्यूटर प्रोग्राम (kampyūṭar progrām)software
Hungarian számítógépes program
  • számítógépes programsoftware
Icelandic tölvuforrit
  • tölvuforritsoftware
Indonesian program komputer
  • program komputersoftware
Irish ríomhchlár
  • ríomhchlársoftware
Japanese コンピュータプログラム
  • コンピュータプログラム (konpyūta puroguramu)software
Korean 컴퓨터 프로그램
  • 컴퓨터 프로그램 (keompyuteo peurogeuraem)software
Latvian datorprogramma
  • datorprogrammasoftware
Lithuanian kompiuterinė programa
  • kompiuterinė programasoftware
Malay program komputer
  • program komputersoftware
Norwegian Bokmål dataprogram
  • dataprogramsoftware
Polish program komputerowy
  • program komputerowysoftware
Portuguese programa de computador
  • programa de computadorsoftware
Romanian program de calculator, program de computer
  • program de calculatorsoftware
  • program de computersoftware
  • softwaresoftware
Russian компью́терная програ́мма
  • компью́терная програ́мма (kompʹjútɛrnaja prográmma)software
Spanish programa de ordenador
  • programa de ordenadorsoftware
Swahili programu ya kompyuta
  • programu ya kompyutasoftware
Swedish datorprogram
  • datorprogramsoftware
Thai โปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์
  • โปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์software
Turkish bilgisayar programı
  • bilgisayar programısoftware
Vietnamese chương trình máy tính
  • chương trình máy tínhsoftware
Cite this entry
APA

computer program. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20program

MLA

“computer program.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20program. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer program,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20program.

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