finiteprogram
nounUK /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈproʊɡræm/
A finiteprogram is a set of steps that stops after a while.
The teacher showed us a finiteprogram that counts from one to ten and then stops.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer program proven to halt on every input.
The team verified the finiteprogram before running it on the server.
3. A short sequence of instructions with a fixed number of steps.
Each finiteprogram in the lesson had fewer than twenty steps.
4. In math, a step-by-step method that always finishes.
The finiteprogram for finding the greatest common divisor always ends.