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Programmed vs Schedule - What's the difference?

programmed | schedule |

As verbs the difference between programmed and schedule

is that programmed is (program) while schedule is to create a time-.

As a noun schedule is

(obsolete) a slip of paper; a short note.

programmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (program)
  • (programme)

    • program

    English

    Alternative forms

    * programme (see usage notes)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A set of structured activities.
  • :
  • A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
  • :
  • A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
  • :
  • (lb) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
  • :
  • 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?

    • 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): application

    Derived terms

    * programme block * program counter * program evaluation and review technique * program guide * program music * program slicer * program trading

    Verb

    (programm)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * programmable * programmer

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    schedule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A slip of paper; a short note.
  • (legal) An annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
  • (senseid)A timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time.
  • (US) Each of the five divisions into which controlled drugs are classified, or the restrictions denoted by such classification.
  • (computer science) An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.

    • Synonyms

    * timetable * timeline

    Verb

    (schedul)
  • To create a time-.
  • To plan an activity at a specific date or time in the future.
    • I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.
    The next elections are scheduled on the 20th of November.

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