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Programme and Function

programme

noun

  • An announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event.
    • usage: "you can't tell the players without a program"
  • An integrated course of academic studies.
    • usage: "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
  • A radio or television show.
    • usage: "did you see his program last night"
  • Computer science. ( a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)
    • usage: "the program required several hundred lines of code"
  • A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need.
    • usage: "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program"
  • A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
    • usage: "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
  • A performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation.
    • usage: "the program lasted more than two hours"

verb

  • Write a computer program.
  • Arrange a program of or for.
    • usage: "program the 80th birthday party"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance or entertainment; a preliminary sketch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
function

noun

  • Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
  • What something is used for.
    • usage: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it"
  • The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
    • usage: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
  • A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
    • usage: "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
  • A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.
    • usage: "it was a black-tie function"
  • A vaguely specified social event.
    • usage: "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.

verb

  • Perform as expected when applied.
    • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • Serve a purpose, role, or function.
    • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
    • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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