German word

programmieren

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁogʁaˈmiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbprogram

Example

Wir programmieren zusammen an dem Projekt.

We are programming on the project together.

Illustration for programmieren (program)

More examples

Ich lerne, mit Python programmieren.

I am learning to program in Python.

Core concept

A set of instructions is written in a programming language so that a machine performs the intended process.

Common phrases

  • mit Python programmieren

    program in Python

  • programmieren lernen

    learn to program

  • im Team programmieren

    program in a team

Similar words

coden: Write software code in an informal, everyday context.
entwickeln: Plan and create software or particular functions.
implementieren: Add specified operations to code so they work as designed.
debuggen: Locate and correct faults in code that cause it to fail.

Definition in German

Programmieren bedeutet, mit einer Programmiersprache Abläufe als Code zu beschreiben, damit ein Rechner sie ausführt.

Word origin

Programmieren is a German formation from the borrowed noun Programm and the productive suffix -ieren, and Programm ultimately traces back through Latin to Greek programma.

Usage tips

  • German uses programmieren for writing software as well as for configuring some programmable devices, so the context identifies what is being programmed.

Other meanings

  • codeverb

Related words

  • Programmiererprogrammernoun
  • Programmierungprogrammingnoun
  • programmierbarprogrammableadjective

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