Program
Among the meanings of "program" in WordNet (2006) is "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished" and "(computer science): a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute".
A computer program (or "software") is a set of instructions that prescribes the actions ("computations") that are to be carried out by a computer.
Literature:
Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia. (2006). Computer program. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program
WordNet 2.1. (2006). Program. http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=program
See also: Algorithm; Computer science; Data
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 25-03-2006