programmatic

English

Etymology

From programme +‎ -atic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
• (General American, Canada, Southern American English) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• (Wales, dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoː.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoː.ɡɹɑːˈmæt.ɪk/
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram

Adjective

programmatic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or using a step-by-step program, especially a computer program.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 489:

     This allows programmatic tabulation of senses concerned with RELIGION, or ISLAM, or FESTIVALS, or any combination of these.

2. (music) Of or relating to program music.
3. Of or relating to a political program; ideological.

Derived terms

• programmatically

Related terms

• programmatical
• programmatics

Translations

of or relating to a step-by-step program

• Finnish: ohjelmallinen
• Portuguese: programático