exampleprograms

noun

UK /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl ˈprəʊɡræmz/

US /ɪɡˈzæmpəl ˈproʊɡræmz/

Example programs are small computer programs that show you how to do something.

The teacher shared some example programs so we could learn how to draw shapes on the screen.

SYNONYMS

sample programs demo programs illustrative programs model programs tutorial programs

RELATED WORDS

code samples templates snippets walkthroughs exercises

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Short pieces of code included in a book or lesson to explain a concept.

Each chapter ends with example programs you can type in and run yourself.

3. Sample software bundled with a toolkit to demonstrate its features.

The graphics library comes with example programs for drawing lines and circles.

4. Practice tasks given to students to help them learn programming.

Our homework was to modify three example programs and explain what changed.

5. Demonstration scripts used to test or showcase a system.

The engineers ran the example programs to check that the new compiler worked.