program vs programme :

program or programme

“Program” is the spelling for all uses in the US; but in the UK the spelling “programme” is used for broadcasts and schedules of various kinds (musical programme, programme of studies, theatre programme). However, in all computer-related contexts, the UK standard spelling is like the US one: “program.”

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Definitions
  program
  • n  a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • n  a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
    he proposed an elaborate program of public works
    working mothers rely on the day care program
  • n  a radio or television show
    did you see his program last night?
  • n  a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
    they won the election even though they offered no positive program
  • n  an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
    you can't tell the players without a program
  • n  an integrated course of academic studies
    he was admitted to a new program at the university
  • n  (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
    the program required several hundred lines of code
  • n  a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
    the program lasted more than two hours
  • v  arrange a program of or for
    program the 80th birthday party
  • v  write a computer program
  programme
  • n  an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
  • n  an integrated course of academic studies
  • n  a radio or television show
  • n  (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
  • n  a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
  • n  a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • n  a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
  • v  write a computer program
  • v  arrange a program of or for
News & Articles
  program
  • Program created to lessen pedestrian deaths in Orlando
    The Best Foot Forward program is cracking down on drivers in Orlando who don't yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. According to Transportation America, Orlando is the most dangerous place to walk in the U.S. Law enforcement has put the program in place with hopes of lessening the amount of pedestrian deaths. According to officials, a pedestrian is killed every week in Central Florida. Local ...
    June 13, 2013 - Local 6 Orlando
  • Program analyst receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Award
    A Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) program analyst at Naval Air Station Patuxent River recently received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his efforts with the Southern Maryland Mechanical Engineering Program.
    June 13, 2013 - DCMilitary.com
  • Program created to lessen pedestrian deaths in Orlando
    The Best Foot Forward program is cracking down on drivers in Orlando who don't yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. According to Transportation America, Orlando is the most dangerous place to walk in the U.S. Law enforcement has put the program in place with hopes of lessening the amount of pedestrian deaths. According to officials, a pedestrian is killed every week in Central Florida. Local ...
    June 13, 2013 - Local 6 Orlando
  programme
  • Gold extends gains as stocks tumble, dollar falls
    By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold extended gains into a second session on Thursday, as Asian stock markets fell sharply and the U.S dollar dropped to a 10-week low on persistent uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's massive stimulus programme. Investors were still weighing the Bank of Japan's decision on Tuesday to leave its policies unchanged and Standard & Poor's Monday upgrade ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Transactions in connection with share buyback programme in FLSmidth & Co. A/S
    Company Announcement to the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority No. 13-2013, 11 June 2013 On 21 May 2013, FLSmidth announced a share buyback programme in accordance with the provisions of Commission ...
    June 11, 2013 - Thomson Reuters ONE via Yahoo! Finance
  • Transactions in connection with share buyback programme in FLSmidth & Co. A/S
    Company Announcement to the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority No. 13-2013, 11 June 2013 On 21 May 2013, FLSmidth announced a share buyback programme in accordance with the provisions of Commission ...
    June 11, 2013 - Thomson Reuters ONE via Yahoo! Finance