programming

noun6

1. •
   The act of writing a computer program.

   • Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need.
2. •
   The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.

   • The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again.
3. •
   The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.

   • Now it has become a regular part of City Ballet's programming this season. — 2000
4. •
   The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.

   • A robot's programming doesn't allow for love.
5. •
   A conditioned response.

   • Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings. — 2016
6. •
   Brain-washing.