programmedadj.
/ˈprəʊɡramd/, U.S. /ˈproʊˌɡræmd/ 1. Laid out in a programme of action, events, etc.; planned; scheduled; set to happen.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective] > planned
compassedc1430
contrivedc1450
imagined1509
castc1540
devised1552
plotted1592
projected1630
brewed1637
forelaid1640
laid1697
calculated1723
planned1728
unspontaneous1791
programmed1845
tactical1876
drafted1877
programmatical1890
programmatic1899
1845 Q. Rev. Sept. 478 The gigantic labour of the programmed Dictionary.
1891 N.Y. Times 29 Oct. 4/6 Among the programmed events was an entirely new feature, an ‘umbrella race’.
1914 San Francisco Chron. 7 June 61/4 The programmed changes, which include a shifting of managers, will take place shortly.
1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo iii. 155 I am not referring to the immediate tactical success, but to..the programmed success of the future.
2010 R. Dickson Addicted to Archit. ix. 219 This arrangement would allow a builder to commence on the programmed schedule.
2.
a. Of a task, operation, etc.: determined by or resulting from the programming of a computer or other device; set to be carried out automatically; spec. controlled or defined by a computer program. Also in extended use.
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1947 New Republic 23 June 15/3 The machine, having been properly briefed.., will perform its programmed task.
1958 Engineering 28 Feb. 263/2 After taking off vertically..the vehicle veered to the south-east along its programmed trajectory.
1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) iii. 46 In the new electric Age of Information and programmed production.
1978 G. A. Sheehan Running & Being ii. 27 It stripped off those layers of programmed activity and thinking.
1989 Q Dec. 121/4 Hana Hana..junks the rough stuff in favour of smoothly programmed percussion, strings and brass.
1991 Which? Oct. 585 Machines with programmed drying have moisture sensitive sensors.
2005 New Scientist 17 Sept. 30/1 Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that follow a programmed course before returning to ship.
b. Of a computer or other device: set to perform a particular task or behave in a particular way; supplied with a program, given programming.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [adjective]
programmable1953
programmed1953
user-programmable1975
1953 Proc. IRE 41 1235/1 A significant new concept in non-numerical computation is the idea of a general-purpose programmed computer.
1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth xviii. 241 Willie nodded, taking the cue and moving into his role like a programmed robot.
1972 M. Crichton Terminal Man 106 The programmed machine could exceed the capabilities of the programmer.
1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) vii. 328/3 You can also buy chimes with a programmed microprocessor that gives a choice of tunes when operated by the bell push.
2013 Mirror (Nexis) 2 Nov. 49 An ex-Army Land Rover complete with maps and a programmed satnav.
c. Biology. Of a cell: committed (by natural or artificial means) to functioning in a particular way; committed to differentiating into a specialized type.
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1965 Q. Rev. Biol. 40 270/1 The latent phase..involves the proliferation of induced or programmed cells.
1969 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 43 135/2 The hormones can be considered to ‘switch on’ cell function in previously programmed cells.
1997 tr. W. A. Müller Developmental Biol. 19 A cell that has become committed (programmed) to following a distinct pathway is designated by the suffix -blast (e.g., neuroblast, erythroblast).
2005 E. H. Loewy & R. S. Loewy Textbk. Healthcare Ethics (ed. 2) vii. 156 Such programmed cells could then be introduced into the body of severely ill patients to build new functional tissue.
3. Psychology and Education. Presented in the form of a teaching programme (programme n. 10); employing such a programme.
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society > education > teaching > [adjective] > other methods of teaching
scholastical?a1475
scholastic1483
maieutic1656
maieutical1678
demonstrative1805
peripatetic1890
free activity1929
hypnopaedic1932
show-and-tell1945
audio-active1958
programmed1958
audio-lingual1959
mother tongue1960
immersion1965
distance-based1979
1958 B. F. Skinner in Science 24 Oct. 975/3 Immediate feedback encourages a more careful reading of programmed material.
1962 Listener 23 Aug. 273/2 Hundreds of thousands of Americans..are now being taught by machine, and by what are termed programmed texts.
1970 W. S. Sahakian Psychol. of Learning x. 187 Programmed instruction is designed so that maximal reinforcement ensues by successfully controlling environment.
1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) viii. 241 Students are guided to discover the facts, form sympathetic opinions and experience new skills for themselves. This is a very controlled method, derived from programmed learning.
Compounds
programmed cell death n. Cell Biology = apoptosis n. 2.
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1964 R. A. Lockshin & C. M. Williams in Jrnl. Insect Physiol. 10 803 (title) Programmed cell death... Endocrine Potentiation of the Breakdown of the Intersegmental Muscles of Silkworms.
1987 Jrnl. Neurobiol. 18 497 This programmed cell death completes the transformation of the nervous system of the caterpillar into that of the moth.
2002 A. D. Baddeley et al. Handbk. Memory Disorders (ed. 2) xviii Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, also contributes to diffuse brain damage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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