[syn: programming, programing, computer programming, computer programing]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
programming
n 1: setting an order and time for planned events [syn:
scheduling, programming, programing]
2: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to
do something [syn: programming, programing, computer
programming, computer programing]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
programming
n.
1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of
on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file). ?Bloody instructions
which, being taught, return to plague their inventor? (Macbeth, Act 1,
Scene 7)
2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer
opportunities for reward.
3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on.
4. The least fun you can have with your clothes off.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
programming
1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these
days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty
file).
2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but
with fewer opportunities for reward.
3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on (although
clothes are not mandatory).
[Jargon File]
(2003-02-12)