Rundown vs Program - What's the difference?
rundown | program |
A rough outline. Generally used in the definite, as the rundown .
(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
A Caribbean stew of fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
A set of structured activities.
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A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
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A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
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(lb) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
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A particular mindset or method of doing things.
*Ellis in the movie Die Hard
*:Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?
To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
* He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
To develop (software) by writing program code.
To put together the schedule of an event.
* Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
* The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
As nouns the difference between rundown and program
is that rundown is a rough outline generally used in the definite, as the rundown while program is program, programme.As an adjective rundown
is .rundown
English
Noun
(en noun)- Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
- Smith is caught in a rundown , but Jones will come around to score.
Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* bedraggled * broken-down * dilapidated * ramshackle * ruinous * tatterdemalion * tumbledownprogram
English
Alternative forms
* programme (see usage notes)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Usage of program'' and ''programme : ** US: program is the only spelling normally used. ** UK: programme'' is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case ''program'' is generally used. Older sources may use ''programme for computer code. ** Canada: both program'' and ''programme'' are used, but ''programme is more common. ** Australia: program'' is endorsed by the Australian government, but ''programme is most common. ** New Zealand: programme'' is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; ''program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.Synonyms
* (leaflet): playbill (for a play ) * (software application): applicationDerived terms
* programme block * program counter * program evaluation and review technique * program guide * program music * program slicer * program tradingVerb
(programm)- I programmed a small game as a demonstration.