Programmer vs Program - What's the difference?
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One who writes computer programs; a software developer.
One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
A device that installs a software program into some other machine.
* 1999 , Peter Spasov, Microcontroller technology, the 68HC11?
A short film feature as part of a longer film program, a "B-movie" (now rare)
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 related term of programmer.
Program is a alternative form of programmer.
As nouns the difference between programmer and program
is that programmer is one who writes computer programs; a software developer 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.programmer
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(wikipedia programmer)Noun
(en noun)- The EPROM programmer burns the data into the EPROM chip. When programming is completed, remove the EPROM chip and plug it into the circuit...
See also
* code monkey * developer * IT * software engineer * systems analyst English agent nouns ----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.