programmatically

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/ UK /prəʊɡrəˈmætɪkli/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adv
by means of computer code rather than manual action

The script creates user accounts programmatically from the CSV file.
2

adv
according to a plan, program, or ideology

The policy was presented programmatically rather than as a single isolated reform.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · by means of computer code... through codeautomatically

2 adv · according to a plan,... systematically ideologically

Opposites

manuallyad hoc

Word family

Related forms programmaticprogram programming

Etymology

From programmatic + -ally, or programmatical + -ly. The computing sense narrows according to a program to actions performed through code.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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