Meanings
plural programmes
- UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
ITEC is the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme.
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Our programme for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
The programme about Greek architecture starts at 9:00 on Channel 4.
It had been arranged as part of the day's programme that Mr. Cooke was to drive those who wished to go over the Rise in his new brake.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLCThus once a computer programme has been prepared, vastly different conditions can be inserted and experimented with at the expense of a few hours of computer time.
1961, New Scientist, volume 9, number 226, page 679This is why the Conservative programme for government is founded on such a radical revolt against the statist approach of the Big Government that always knows best.
2010 April 17, David Cameron, “This is a radical revolt against the statist approach of Big Government”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2019 - UKalternativerareAlternative spelling of program (“computer program”).
present singular third person programmes · participle present programming · participle past programmed · past programmed
- UK standard spelling of program.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
nounan integrated course of academic studies
noun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
nouna system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
nouna series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
nouna performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
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programme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/programme
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