ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reprogram

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Reprogram is a verb meaning (transitive, computing) To program anew or differently.

Meaning

(transitive, computing) To program anew or differently.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
  2. (government) To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.

Example Sentences

This deferral is reported to give Congress time to consider a request to reprogram the funds.
Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.
Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.

Word Forms

Synonyms for reprogram

Depending on context, synonyms include recode.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rearrange, reset, reschedule, reprogramme, recode, recontrol.

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