programming phase
nounUK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ feɪz/
US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ feɪz/
A time when someone writes the steps that tell a computer what to do.
During the programming phase, the team wrote code to make the robot move.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A step in a project where the plan is turned into computer instructions.
The game was still in its programming phase when we tested it.
3. The part of a class or camp where students learn to write computer programs.
In the programming phase of the camp, kids built a simple app.
4. A stage in making a device where its computer chip is given instructions.
The toy's programming phase took two days before it could talk.