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1. an important plan that will be continued over a period of time:
• The airline is halfway through an expansion programme.
• The commission is in favour of the auto investment programs.
2. a television or radio show:• the main satellite used to broadcast programmes into Latin America
[m0] ▪ II. programme programme 2 , program verb programmed PTandPPX programming PRESPARTX [transitive]1. to set a machine to work in a particular way:• The system can be programmed to shut off the engine or stop it from restarting once the car is parked.
2. to arrange for something to happen as part of a series of planned events or activities:• Cable TV operators generally agree that a well-programmed comedy network is an attractive asset.
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Ⅰ.programme UK US /ˈprəʊgræm/ noun [C] UK (US program)► GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT an officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something: »There is no graduate training programme for new recruits.
a programme to do sth »Housing Market Renewal is a programme to deal with low demand in housing areas.
»a building/development/research programme
»build/develop/finance a programme
»launch/carry out/initiate a programme
► COMMUNICATIONS a broadcast on television or radio: watch/see a programme »Did you see that new programme last night?
a television/TV/radio programme »There aren't too many TV programmes worth watching right now.
a news/reality/history programme »We listened to a news programme on the BBC World Service.
broadcast/show a programme (about sth) »They're always showing programmes about nasty people doing nasty things to each other.
a programme on sth »We listened to a new programme on Radio 4.
► a planned series of related events or activities: »A programme of meetings has been planned for October and November.
»organize/set up/plan a programme
→ See also CHANGE PROGRAMME(Cf. ↑change programme), EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME(Cf. ↑employee assistance programme), EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAMME(Cf. ↑employee referral programme)Ⅱ.programme UK US /ˈprəʊgræm/ verb [T]► to plan for activities to be done or things to be achieved: be programmed for sth »This project is programmed for completion in April.
► to write a series of instructions, using a computer language, to create or run a computer program: programme sth to do sth »Computers have been programmed to unlock apartment doors or slow trains in the event of an earthquake.
► IT to use a piece of software to give instructions to a computer or piece of electronic equipment to make it perform one of a range of tasks: programme sth to do sth »You can programme the DVD player to switch itself off.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
