Programme : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Programme	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Programme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
programme n an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" Synonym(s): program, programme an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" Synonym(s): course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" Synonym(s): broadcast, program, programme (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" Synonym(s): program, programme, computer program, computer programme a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" Synonym(s): program, programme a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" Synonym(s): plan, program, programme a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" Synonym(s): program, programme v write a computer program Synonym(s): program, programme arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" Synonym(s): program, programme
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Programme \Pro"gramme\, n. [L. programma a public proclamation, manifesto, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to write before or in public; [?] before, forth + [?] to write; cf. F. programme. See {Graphic}.] 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. {Programme music} (Mus.), descriptive instrumental music which requires an argument or programme to explain the meaning of its several movements.