computer program control
1computer program — ➔ program1 * * * computer program UK US noun [C] (also program) ► IT a set of instructions that makes a computer do a particular thing: »We specialize in computer programs for stock control …
2computer program — A series of instructions which control or condition the operation of a computer. A program may be stored on a microchip, a magnetic disc, tape, punched card or other medium. Alternatively, it may be fixed permanently in a computer. Related links… …
3Computer program — A computer program (also software, or just a program) is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer.[1] A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program s instructions in a central… …
4computer program — noun (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute the program required several hundred lines of code • Syn: ↑program, ↑programme, ↑computer programme • Derivationally related forms: ↑programme …
5computer program — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, angular data, assembler, binary digit, binary scale, binary system, bit, bug, byte, command pulses, commands, compiler, computer code, computer language,… …
6computer program — detailed plan or procedure for solving a problem with a computer; more specifically, an unambiguous, ordered sequence of computational instructions necessary to achieve such a solution. The distinction between computer programs and… …
7Suter (computer program) — Suter is a military computer program developed by BAE Systems that attacks computer networks and communications systems belonging to an enemy. Development of the program has been managed by Big Safari, a secret unit of the United States Air Force …
8Stored Program Control exchange — (SPC) is the technical name used for telephone exchanges controlled by a computer program stored in the memory of the system. Early exchanges such as Strowger, Panel, Rotary, and Crossbar were electro mechanical and had no software control. SPC… …
9computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
10Computer-assisted language learning — (CALL) is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy (1997: p. 1) as the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning .[1] CALL embraces a wide range of ICT applications and approaches to teaching… …
