machineprogram

noun
UK /məˈʃiːn ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /məˈʃiːn ˈproʊɡræm/

A machineprogram is a set of instructions that tells a machine what to do.

The robot followed its machineprogram to sort the blocks by color.

SYNONYMS

softwarecodeinstructionsroutine

RELATED WORDS

computerrobotalgorithmautomationprogramming

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program written specifically to control or operate a machine or device.

Engineers uploaded a new machineprogram to the factory arm so it could weld faster.

3. A fixed sequence of operations carried out automatically by a machine.

The washing machineprogram ran for forty minutes before the cycle finished.

4. In computing, a compiled set of instructions that a machine can execute directly.

The developer converted the source code into a machineprogram the processor could run.