programmatic

English

Etymology

From programme +‎ -atic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
• (General American, Canada, Southern American English) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• (Wales, dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoː.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoː.ɡɹɑːˈmæt.ɪk/
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram

Adjective

programmatic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or using a step-by-step program, especially a computer program.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 489:

     This allows programmatic tabulation of senses concerned with RELIGION, or ISLAM, or FESTIVALS, or any combination of these.

2. (music) Of, or relating to program music.

Derived terms

• programmatically

Related terms

• programmatical
• programmatics

Translations

of or relating to a step-by-step program

• Finnish: ohjelmallinen
• Portuguese: programático