different between programme vs channels

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o????æm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?????æm/
• Hyphenation: pro?gramme

Noun

programme (plural programmes)

1. Britain and New Zealand standard spelling of program.
   • 1961, New Scientist (volume 9, number 226, page 679)

     Thus once a computer programme has been prepared, vastly different conditions can be inserted and experimented with at the expense of a few hours of computer time.

2. (Britain, dated, possibly nonstandard form) Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”)

Usage notes

See usage notes at program.

Derived terms

• rolling programme
• space programme

Translations

Verb

programme (third-person singular simple present programmes, present participle programming, simple past and past participle programmed)

1. Britain standard spelling of program.

Derived terms

• reprogramme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (prógramma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.??am/

Noun

programme m (plural programmes)

1. a program (set of structured activities)
2. a program (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)
3. a program (particular mindset or method of doing things)
4. (computing) a program {{item of software; a computer program}}

   Synonym: logiciel

Verb

programme

1. first-person singular present indicative of programmer
2. third-person singular present indicative of programmer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of programmer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of programmer
5. second-person singular imperative of programmer

Further reading

• “programme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).

Noun

programme m (plural programmes)

1. (computing, etc.) program

Derived terms

• programmer (“to program”)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?æn?lz/
• Hyphenation: chan?nels

Noun

channels

1. plural of channel

Noun

channels pl (plural only)

1. Formal lines of command and procedure.

   I'd love to be able to help you, but you'll have put that request through channels.

Verb

channels

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channel