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Definition of Computer program
1. Noun. (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute. "The program required several hundred lines of code"
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Computer Software, Package, Software, Software Package, Software Program, Software System
Specialized synonyms: Anti-virus Program, Application, Application Program, Applications Programme, Binary, Binary Program, Loop, Malevolent Program, Patch, Assembler, Assembly Program, Checking Program, Compiler, Compiling Program, Debugger, Interface, User Interface, Interpreter, Interpretive Program, Job Control, Library Program, Monitor Program, Monitoring Program, Object Program, Target Program, Source Program, Parser, Tagger, Tagging Program, Relocatable Program, Reusable Program, Web Map Server, Web Map Service, Search Engine, Self-adapting Program, Spider, Wanderer, Spreadsheet, Stored Program, Executive Program, Supervisor, Supervisory Program, Syntax Checker, System Program, Systems Program, Systems Software, Text-matching, Translating Program, Translator, Service Program, Utility, Utility Program, Lisp Program, Fortran Program, C Program
Terms within: Function, Procedure, Routine, Subprogram, Subroutine, Command, Instruction, Program Line, Statement
Derivative terms: Program, Programme
Definition of Computer program
1. Noun. A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a ''software package'' or ''suite''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Computer Program
Literary usage of Computer program
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital by OECD Staff, OECD. Committee on Fiscal Affairs, Oecd (2000)
"14.1 The method of transferring the computer program to the transferee is not
relevant. For example, it does not matter whether the transferee acquires a ..."
2. Family Involvement in Childrens Education: Successful Local Approaches: An ...by Janie Funkhouser by Janie Funkhouser (1997)
"Two evenings a week, approximately 40-50 students in grades 6-12 and their parents
participate in a parent/child computer program. (Families who sign up for ..."