Meaning

• A set of structured activities.

  "Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."

• A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

  "The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play."

• A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

  "Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson."

• A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

  "The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows."

• (especially in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.

Meaning

• To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

  "He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show."

• To develop (software) by writing program code.

  "I programmed a small game as a demonstration."

• To put together the schedule of an event.

  "Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities."

• To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

  "The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang."