an integrated course of academic studies
"he was admitted to a new program at the university"
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
"the program required several hundred lines of code"
Britain and New Zealand standard spelling of program.
"The television programme about wildlife conservation attracted millions of viewers last night."
In plain English: A programme is a planned series of events or activities that happen over a specific period of time.
"I set my alarm to remind me to check the television programme guide before dinner."
Usage: Use "programme" as a noun specifically when referring to a schedule of events or a plan of action in British English contexts. In American English, the spelling simplifies to "program" for these same meanings.
Britain standard spelling of program.
"The British television programme ended just as I was about to order my dinner."
In plain English: To programme something means to give it specific instructions so it can do what you want automatically.
"The teacher decided to programme the students to take a quiz tomorrow."
Usage: Use "programme" only when referring to scheduling or planning an event, such as programming a television set. Do not use this spelling for computer software, which requires the American variant "program."
Derived from French programme, originally referring to an announcement or list of events, it entered English in the early 19th century with this same meaning before later acquiring specific senses related to computing and planning.