exampleprogram

noun

UK /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /ɪɡˈzæmpəl ˈproʊɡræm/

A small computer program that shows you how to do something.

The teacher gave us an exampleprogram to help us learn how to draw shapes on the screen.

SYNONYMS

sample program demo program model program illustration program tutorial program

RELATED WORDS

code software tutorial template app

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A short piece of code used to test whether a system works.

The engineer ran an exampleprogram to check the new compiler.

3. A program written to demonstrate a feature of a programming language.

The manual includes an exampleprogram for sorting numbers.

4. A practice program used by students to learn programming.

Each lesson ends with an exampleprogram that students can change and run.