programming

Etymology

noun

1. (broadcasting) The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
   The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
2. The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.
   Now it has become a regular part of City Ballet's programming this season. 2000, Dance Reviews, page 218
3. (computing) The act of writing a computer program.
   Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
4. The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.
   A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.
5. Brain-washing.
6. (psychology) A conditioned response.
   Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings. 2016, David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing is Hidden, page 142

verb

1. present participle and gerund of program
2. present participle and gerund of programme
   I was programming a new module for the software package.
   He was programming the VCR.