Synonyms for
Programmed
Definition
To provide a computer or other machine with a set of instructions to perform a particular task.
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Common collocations
- programmed to succeed
- programmed learning
- programmed obsolescence
- programmed by nature
- programmed response
- programmed text
- programmed for failure
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Usage note
Often used in computing to describe instructions given to a machine. Can also imply a predetermined outcome or behavior, sometimes with a negative connotation of lacking free will.
Example sentences
- He programmed the thermostat to turn on the heat at 6 am.
- She programmed the robot to clean the kitchen.
- The engineer programmed the elevator to stop at each floor.
- The computer programmer programmed the game to have different levels.
- I programmed my phone to remind me to drink water every hour.
Quotes
The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before. - Bill Gates
Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. - Harold Abelson
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'. - Alan Perlis