coreprogram

noun
UK /ˈkɔː.prəʊ.ɡræm/
US /ˈkɔːr.proʊ.ɡræm/

A core program is the main set of instructions a computer needs to do its most important jobs.

The school's core program teaches reading, writing, and math every day.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The required set of classes every student must take.

Science is part of the core program for all first-year students.

3. The essential instructions built into a device that make it work.

The robot's core program lets it walk and avoid walls.

4. The central plan of an organization or project.

Helping kids read is the core program of the library.