programming
noun/ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #2,548 most common English word
Meaning
The activity of writing instructions for a computer.
Example sentence
She spent hours learning how to write proper programming to develop new software.
Synonyms & related words
- coding
- development
- scripting
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