(~s, programming, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use 'program'
1.
A ~ of actions or events is a series of actions or events that are planned to be done.
The general argued that the nuclear ~ should still continue...
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
A television or radio ~ is something that is broadcast on television or radio.
...a series of TV ~s on global environment.
...local news ~s.
N-COUNT: oft n N
3.
A theatre or concert ~ is a small book or sheet of paper which gives information about the play or concert you are attending.
N-COUNT
4.
When you ~ a machine or system, you set its controls so that it will work in a particular way.
Parents can ~ the machine not to turn on at certain times.
VERB: V n to-inf
5.
If a living creature is ~d to behave in a particular way, they are likely to behave in that way because of social or biological factors that they cannot control.
We are all genetically ~d to develop certain illnesses.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to-inf, also be V-ed