computer programme
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(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute (synset 106581154)
"the program required several hundred lines of code"referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresis a type of: computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system - (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 memorysubtypes:
- anti-virus program - a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
- application, application program, applications programme - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
- binary, binary program - a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
- 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
- compiler, compiling program - (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
- interface, user 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
- interpreter, interpretive program - (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
- tagger, tagging program - a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
- 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
- web map server, web map service - a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information
- 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
- stored program - a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it
- executive program, supervisor, supervisory program - 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
- text-matching - a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text
- translating program, translator - a program that translates one programming language into another
- service program, utility, utility program - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
- lisp program - a program written in LISP
- fortran program - a program written in FORTRAN
- c program - a program written in C
has:- function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- command, instruction, program line, statement - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
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