programme

verb

pro·​gramme

chiefly British spelling of program

transitive verb

1
a
: to arrange or furnish a program of or for : bill
b
: to enter in a program
2
: to work out a sequence of operations to be performed by (a mechanism, such as a computer) : to provide with a program
3
a
: to insert a program for (a particular action) into or as if into a mechanism (such as a computer)
b
: to control by or as if by a program
c(1)
: to code in an organism's program
(2)
: to provide with a biological program
cells programmed to synthesize hemoglobin
4
: to predetermine the thinking, behavior, or operations of as if by computer programming
children are programmed into violenceLisa A. Richette

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As part of today’s demo, San Sebastian also announced a new joint initiative with the Malaga Festival, which will see the two festivals programme six Spanish productions in Buenos Aires for a short run between 27 November to 1 December. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024 The lab will also partner with Digital Products and Services and other parts of CNN to develop and programme other experimental new services. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2024 Engineers have hit upon similar solutions when trying to programme independent robots that can find their own way around. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2012

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pro·​gramme

chiefly British variant of program

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