Program vs. Algorithm

Programnoun

A set of structured activities.

Programnoun

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

Programnoun

(broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

Programnoun

(computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

Programnoun

A particular mindset or method of doing things.

Programverb

(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

Programverb

(transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.

Programverb

(transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.

Programverb

(transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

Programnoun

Same as Programme.

Programnoun

a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need;

Programnoun

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished;

Programnoun

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute;

Programnoun

an integrated course of academic studies;

Programnoun

a radio or television show;

Programnoun

a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation;

Programnoun

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party;

Programnoun

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event;

Programverb

arrange a program of or for;

Programverb

write a computer program

Algorithmnoun

Ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.

Algorithmnoun

(archaic) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.

Algorithmnoun

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution to a problem.

Algorithmnoun

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

Algorithm

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm ( (listen)) is a finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions, typically to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. Algorithms are always unambiguous and are used as specifications for performing calculations, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.