Playbill vs Program - What's the difference?
playbill | program |
A poster advertising a theatrical performance.
A program / programme / pamphlet for a theatrical performance.
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.
Program is a synonym of playbill.
As nouns the difference between playbill and program
is that playbill is a poster advertising a theatrical performance 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.playbill
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(en noun)Quotations
* 1830 John Bernard - Retrospections of the Stage - Page 155 *: On strolling about the town, I perceived a playbill , and at the head of it the name of that celebrated itinerant, James Whitely. * 1853 George E Baker - The Works of William H. Seward - Page 561 *: I confess my regret, although meliorated, was not banished by reading upon my playbill the name of Madame Malibran as the principal singer.program
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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.