[austechwriter] Re: Program and programme
- From: Stuart Lecky <slecky@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 17:19:51 +1000
>Could anyone explain the exact differences between "program" and
>"programme"? Is it just that the former is American or are there
>differences in meaning?
programme - British
program - American
They have the same meaning (according to the OED), but in Britain
"programme" is generally used to meaning something broadcast, a list of
events or a series of lectures and "program" (either as a noun or a verb)
is used to mean computer code or an application (though "programme" is also
accepted).
I don't think they'd use "programme" in America.
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