system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

defence policy, defence program, defense policy, defense program - a program for defending a country against its enemies

educational program - a program for providing education

rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health

space program - a technological program intended to explore outer space

Superfund, Superfund program - the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationawide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund"

tax policy, tax program - a program for setting taxes

works program - a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds

idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

audit program, audit programme - a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit

schema, outline, scheme - a schematic or preliminary plan

master plan - a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development"

blueprint, design, pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

plan of action - a plan for actively doing something

regimen, regime - (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

project, projection - a planned undertaking

agenda, schedule, docket - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan - a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement

employee savings plan - a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer

road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

stock purchase plan - an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock

budget - a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

software, software package, software system, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"

anti-virus program - a computer program that checks you computer for viruses and prevents their spread

application program, applications programme, application - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

loop - a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

patch - a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

assembler, assembly program - a program to convert assembly language into machine language

checking program - a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

compiling program, compiler - (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

debugger - a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

user interface, interface - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

interpretive program, interpreter - (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

job control - a program that is called to prepare each job to be run

library program - a program in a program library

monitor program, monitoring program - a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system

object program, target program - a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer

source program - a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language

parser - a computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"

relocatable program - a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times

reusable program - a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

search engine - a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)

self-adapting program - a program that can change its performance in response to its environment

spider, wanderer - a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

spreadsheet - a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

executive program, supervisory program, supervisor - a program that controls the execution of other programs

syntax checker - a program to check natural language syntax

system program, systems program, systems software - a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer

translating program, translator - a program that translates one programming language into another

service program, utility program, utility - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"

subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

course of lectures - a series of lectures dealing with a subject

info, information - a message received and understood

crash course, crash program, crash programme - a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"

reading program - a program designed to teach literacy skills

degree program - a course of study leading to an academic degree

show - a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

sitcom - a situation comedy

news program, news show, news - a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"

rerun - a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"

chat show, talk show - a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

television program, television show, TV program, TV show - a program broadcast by television

game show, giveaway - a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards

serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"

instalment, installment, episode - a part of a broadcast serial

sustaining program - a program without a commercial sponsor

performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

bill - the entertainment offered at a public presentation

document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

plank - an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

promulgation, announcement - a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

playbill - a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"

racecard - a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses

schedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

hack on, hack - fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"

create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands