Definition of Program): In British English, “program” refers to a set of instructions written for a computer to execute. It’s a piece of software designed to carry out specific tasks or operations on a computer system.
Etymology and Origin: The term ‘program’ in the context of computing comes from the Greek ‘programma’, meaning ‘a written public notice’. It’s derived from ‘pro-‘, meaning ‘before’, and ‘graphein’, meaning ‘to write’. Initially used to denote a written or printed list of events, with the advent of computers, the term evolved to describe a sequence of coded instructions for a computer to follow.
