"reprogram" meaning in All languages combined

See reprogram on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reprograms [present, singular, third-person], reprogramming [participle, present], reprograming [participle, present, rare], reprogrammed [participle, past], reprogrammed [past], reprogramed [participle, past, rare], reprogramed [past, rare], reprogramme [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English program English reprogram From re- + program. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|program|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English program English reprogram [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "program", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reprogram", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="reprogram"> From re- + program. Head templates: {{en-verb|++,+!<l:rare>}} reprogram (third-person singular simple present reprograms, present participle reprogramming or (rare) reprograming, simple past and past participle reprogrammed or (rare) reprogramed)
  1. (transitive, computing) To program anew or differently. Tags: transitive Synonyms: recode Troponyms: refactor
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  2. (transitive, by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-reprogram-en-verb-U2A8h3Lp Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 38 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 37 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 37 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 42 12
  3. (government) To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
    Sense id: en-reprogram-en-verb-KKSG20jH Categories (other): Government, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 38 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 37 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 37 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 42 12 Topics: government
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reprogrammer Translations (Translations): reprogramar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 39 48 12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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