Main Entry:: ¹pro·gram
Pronunciation:: \ˈprō-ˌgram, -grəm\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write — more at carve
Date:: 1633

1[Late Latin programma, from Greek] : a public notice2 a: a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance) b: the performance of a program; especially : a performance broadcast on radio or television3: a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal4: curriculum5: prospectus, syllabus6 a: a plan for the programming of a mechanism (as a computer) b: a sequence of coded instructions that can be inserted into a mechanism (as a computer) c: a sequence of coded instructions (as genes or behavioral responses) that is part of an organism

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