Item vs Program - What's the difference?
item | program |
A distinct physical object.
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(label) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
(label) Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
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A short article in a newspaper.
(label) A hint; an innuendo.
* (Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
A set of structured activities.
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A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
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A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
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(lb) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
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A particular mindset or method of doing things.
*Ellis in the movie Die Hard
*:Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?
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.
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.
As nouns the difference between item and program
is that item is a distinct physical object while program is a set of structured activities.As a verb program is
to enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.item
English
Noun
(en noun)Nick Miroff
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- Are we an item ? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
- A secret item was given to some of the bishops to absent themselves.
Synonyms
* (object) article, object, thing * (line of text having a legal or semantic meaning) * (matter for discussion) subject, topic * (two people who are having a relationship with each other) couple * (psychometrics) test/assessment questionDerived terms
* subitem * itemize * polarity item * negative polarity item * positive polarity itemAnagrams
* emit, mite, time ----program
English
Alternative forms
* programme (see usage notes)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Usage of program'' and ''programme : ** US: program is the only spelling normally used. ** UK: programme'' is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case ''program'' is generally used. Older sources may use ''programme for computer code. ** Canada: both program'' and ''programme'' are used, but ''programme is more common. ** Australia: program'' is endorsed by the Australian government, but ''programme is most common. ** New Zealand: programme'' is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; ''program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.Synonyms
* (leaflet): playbill (for a play ) * (software application): applicationDerived terms
* programme block * program counter * program evaluation and review technique * program guide * program music * program slicer * program tradingVerb
(programm)- I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
