🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

programma

Pronunciation / Transliteration: proˈɡram.ma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Program/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il programma si avvia automaticamente."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A set of coded instructions that a computer executes to perform a particular task.

    "She wrote a new software program to automate data entry."
  2. 2

    A planned series of future events, items, or performances.

    "The conference features an engaging program of keynote speeches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'programma', originating from the Greek 'programma' meaning 'public notice' or 'written publicly', formed from pro- ('before') + graphein ('to write'). It entered English via French in the 17th century, initially referring to a written public notice or playbill, and later expanded in the 20th century to encompass broadcast schedules and digital computer instructions.

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