noun

the act or process of planning or writing a program.
Radio and Television.
1. the selection and scheduling of programs for transmission, as for a television station or network, or an internet-based digital distributor.
2. the programs scheduled.

Etymology

Origin of programming

First recorded in 1885–90; program + -ing ¹

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programming

Organisers said that the event had been "paused" following a "serious incident" and that no further programming would take place on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

TBD will be back to regularly scheduled programming next week.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Among their earliest post-palace endeavors was the creation of multimedia company Archewell Productions, which in September 2020 inked a multiyear deal with Netflix to produce series, docuseries, documentaries and other programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

When “It Ends” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2025, it was not exactly the runaway darling of the year’s programming.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

“It is not in my programming to care about having a multiplicity of phrases.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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