Phrase guide

computer programming

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: programming

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noun

Meaning 2

creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: programming, programing, computer programing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: creating by mental acts

Narrower terms: logic programming, logic programing, object-oriented programming, object-oriented programing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: компю́търно програми́ране (kompjútǎrno programírane) — process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機編程 /计算机编程 (jìsuànjī biānchéng) — process
  • Danish: programmering — process
  • Esperanto: programado — process
  • Finnish: ohjelmointi — process
  • Galician: programar — process
  • Georgian: კომპიუტერული პროგრამირება (ḳomṗiuṭeruli ṗrogramireba) — process
  • German: Computerprogrammierung — process
  • Greek: προγραμματισμός υπολογιστών (programmatismós ypologistón) — process
  • Irish: ríomhchlárú — process
  • Irish: ríomhchlárúchán — process
  • Korean: 컴퓨터 프로그래밍 (keompyuteo peurogeuraeming) — process
  • Polish: programowanie — process
  • Portuguese: programação (de computadores) — process
  • Romanian: programare — process
  • Slovak: programovanie — process
  • Swedish: datorprogrammering — process
  • Turkish: bilgisayar programlama — process