computer program
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1. (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | anti-virus program, |
definition | : | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | binary, binary program, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | loop, |
definition | : | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | malevolent program, |
definition | : | a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | patch, |
definition | : | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | assembler, assembly program, |
definition | : | a program to convert assembly language into machine language (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | checking program, |
definition | : | a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | compiler, compiling program, |
definition | : | (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | debugger, |
definition | : | a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | interface, user interface, |
definition | : | (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 (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | interpreter, interpretive program, |
definition | : | (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | job control, |
definition | : | a program that is called to prepare each job to be run (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | library program, |
definition | : | a program in a program library (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | monitor program, monitoring program, |
definition | : | a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | object program, target program, |
definition | : | a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | source program, |
definition | : | a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | parser, |
definition | : | a computer program that divides code up into functional components (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | tagger, tagging program, |
definition | : | a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | relocatable program, |
definition | : | a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | reusable program, |
definition | : | a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | web map server, web map service, |
definition | : | a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | search engine, |
definition | : | a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet) (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | self-adapting program, |
definition | : | a program that can change its performance in response to its environment (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | spider, wanderer, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | spreadsheet, |
definition | : | a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | stored program, |
definition | : | a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | syntax checker, |
definition | : | a program to check natural language syntax (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | text-matching, |
definition | : | a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | lisp program, |
definition | : | a program written in LISP (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | fortran program, |
definition | : | a program written in FORTRAN (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | c program, |
definition | : | a program written in C (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | program, programme, |
definition | : | write a computer program (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | program, programme, |
definition | : | write a computer program (verb.creation) |
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