Literary notes about Program (AI summary)
In literature, “program” is a multifaceted term that ranges from the technical to the symbolic. Authors use it to describe computer applications that perform specific tasks—like search functionalities or file management ([1], [2], [3])—and at the same time, they extend its meaning to encompass broader social or ideological schemes, as seen in narratives of conspiracies or predetermined societal blueprints ([4], [5], [6]). The word also appears as a marker of organized events and formal frameworks, whether outlining meeting agendas, educational curricula, or military operations ([7], [8], [9]), and even as a metaphor for the guiding script of a life or destiny, as when a character’s fate is alluded to through their “assigned” program ([10], [11]). This versatility underscores how “program” bridges the technical precision of computer software with the structured plans that shape human affairs in various literary contexts.
- Works like the search function in a common word processor program.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - This MS-DOS program helps users set up detailed search commands before logging on to the Mead Data Central.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - A given binary file (a program) is 23552 bytes large.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Students of the matter find the identical program of the Protocols, announced and operated by the Jewish race, from the first century onward.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - The strategy of the World Program is to set Gentiles to kill Gentiles.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - Now, look at this whole Program as it concerns the Land.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - May we have the report of the Program Committee.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - The pupils one and all taking graciously to this plan, the preparations for a program were begun at once.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - Mother knows, because she gives him his program." Sorelli interfered.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux - “This time,” said Athos, first breaking the silence, “d’Artagnan has given us an excellent program, and the letter must be written at once.”
— from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
