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In American English, program is the correct spelling. In Australian and Canadian Englishprogram is the more common spelling. In British Englishprogramme is the preferred spellingalthough program is often used in computing contexts.

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Decades agoprogram appeared in both American and British writing. In the nineteenth centurythe Brits started to favor the French way of spelling it—programme. This word is just one of many examples of how British English spelling and American English spelling differ.

Program definition

However it’s spelledprogram refers a plan of actionsactivitiesor proceduresusually for a specific purpose. Alternativelyit can refer to a list of acts or performers associated with an eventsuch as a theatrical play or a concert. Program can also function as a verb. It means to setregulateor modify to produce a specific result. When referring to writing codeboth British and Americans use program as the preferred spelling.

The school started a morning breakfast program before classes.

The computer whiz programmed her computer to wake him up thirty minutes after sunrise.

The backup dancer cried when he realized his name was not included in the program.

Examples of program in a sentence

Program in the US

“‘By age 18children not served by the Chicago CPC program were 70 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime,’ he said. ‘Andby age 24those who were served by the program were 20 percent less likely to have served time in a jail or prison. By age 27children not served by the Perry Preschool program were five times more likely to be chronic offenderswith five or more arrests.’” —Downtown Express

“Among the gadgets is Code-A-Pillara caterpillar-shaped robot comprised of interchangeable segmentseach of which adds a different movement command to the overall contraptionallowing the stripling scholars to program its behavior as they work out a pattern that gets the bot from Point A to Point B.” —Arkansas Matters

Program and programme outside the US

“An accomplished dancer and part of the academy’s professional training programshe recently placed third in the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) of dance in the senior classical ballet category.” —The Victoria News

“Libratusan artificial intelligence program developed at Carnegie Mellon Universitywas trained to play a variant of the game known as no-limit heads-up Texas hold ‘’em.” —BBC News

“An Irish scientist will feature in a BBC television programme on Wednesday nightto discuss the apparent health benefits of eating fermented foods.” —The Victoria News

Do you find it easy to tell the difference between program and programme? It’s fun to discover the differences between American and British English. Why not check out these articles about the past tense of the verbs learn and label?

“Program” vs. “Programme”—What’s the Difference?

Program definition

Examples of program in a sentence

Program in the US

Program and programme outside the US