hand-started program

noun
UK /hænd ˈstɑːtɪd ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /hænd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈproʊɡræm/

A hand-started program is a computer program that a person starts by hand instead of it starting on its own.

The teacher showed us how to run the hand-started program by clicking its icon.

SYNONYMS

manually launched programhand-run programmanually started applicationhand-launched software

RELATED WORDS

computer programstartuplaunchmanual controlsoftware

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program that needs a person to press a button or type a command before it begins.

Unlike the auto-start tool, this hand-started program waits for your command.

3. A plan or activity that people begin themselves rather than having it set up for them.

The garden club was a hand-started program run by the neighbors.

4. A software routine that is triggered by a user action rather than by the system.

The backup is a hand-started program, so you must open it each night.