programming B2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/ UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #10630 Meanings 1 noun The activity of writing computer programs. He's learning programming so he can build his own apps. 2 noun The shows broadcast by a television or radio station. The channel changed its evening programming to attract younger viewers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the activity of writing... coding 2 noun · the shows broadcast by a... scheduling Word family Derived forms counterprogrammingmacroprogrammingmetaprogrammingmonoprogrammingmultiprogrammingnonprogrammingteleprogramminguniprogramminguser-programming Common collocations programming language Noun + noun Etymology AI details From program /programme + -ing. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # programming **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 10630 ## Meanings 1. The activity of writing computer programs. 2. The shows broadcast by a television or radio station. ## Examples - He's learning programming so he can build his own apps. - The channel changed its evening programming to attract younger viewers. ## Derived Forms - counterprogramming - macroprogramming - metaprogramming - monoprogramming - multiprogramming - nonprogramming - teleprogramming - uniprogramming - user-programming ## Etymology From program /programme + -ing. ## AI Etymology Programming comes from program /programme + -ing. In present-day English it covers the activity of writing computer programs and the shows broadcast by a television or radio station. The wider family includes derived forms such as counterprogramming, macroprogramming, metaprogramming, monoprogramming, multiprogramming. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown