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programming

[proh-gram-ing, -gruh-ming] / ˈproʊ græm ɪŋ, -grə mɪŋ /
NOUN
computer science
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artificial intelligence computer technology data processing information technology robotics
WEAK
computer-aided learning computer-aided testing cybernetics information retrieval natural language processing neural networks operating systems programming languages simulation systems analysis

Example Sentences

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CBS is outsourcing its late night hours to media mogul Byron Allen in a move aimed at reducing programming costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Others believed they would be doing clerical work or computer programming.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I cannot emphasize enough that we are dummies when it comes to programming.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

Allan said it had become too difficult for a company his size to negotiate network programming agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

By the time Gates dropped out of Harvard after his sophomore year to try his hand at his own software company, he’d been programming practically nonstop for seven consecutive years.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell