Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - program

~1 n 1 a set of instructions given to a computer to make it perform an operation  (a new program for forecasting sales figures) 2 the American spelling of programme ~2 v programmed, programming 1 to give a computer a set of instructions that it can use to perform a particular operation  (program sth to do sth)  (Scientists are trying to program computers to think in the same way as humans.) 2 the American spelling of programme  (- see also programmer)