programming assignment

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ əˈsaɪn.mənt/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ əˈsaɪn.mənt/

A programming assignment is a task where you write computer code to solve a problem.

I finished my programming assignment before dinner.

SYNONYMS

coding task coding exercise programming project coding homework software task

RELATED WORDS

code computer algorithm homework programmer

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A school or college task that asks students to build a working program.

The teacher gave us a programming assignment to make a calculator.

3. A job given to a programmer at work to write or fix software.

Her first programming assignment was to fix a small bug.

4. A piece of work in a coding course that is graded.

This programming assignment counts for ten percent of our grade.