Programming

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Programming

Programming (pronunciation: /ˈprəʊɡramɪŋ/) is the process of creating a set of instructions that tell a computer how to perform a task.

Etymology

The term "programming" comes from the word "program", which has its roots in the Greek word "prographein", meaning "to write before". The suffix "-ing" was added to indicate the action of writing these programs.

Definition

Programming involves tasks such as analysis, generating algorithms, profiling algorithms' accuracy and resource consumption, and the implementation of algorithms in a chosen programming language (commonly referred to as coding). The source code of a program is written in one or more languages that are intelligible to programmers, rather than machine code, which is directly executable by the central processing unit.

Related Terms

  • Algorithm: A set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
  • Coding: The process of assigning a code to something for classification or identification.
  • Source Code: The list of human-readable instructions that a programmer writes—often in a word processing program—when he is developing a program.
  • Central Processing Unit (CPU): The primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside the computer.
  • Programming Language: A formal language comprising a set of instructions that produce various kinds of output.

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski