Affiliate Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university. | | 2. | to attach or unite on terms of fellowship; associate (usually fol. by with in U.S. usage, by to in Brit. usage): to affiliate with the church. | | 3. | to trace the descent, derivation, or origin of: to affiliate a language. | | 5. | Law. to fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child: The mother affiliated her child upon John Doe. | –verb (used without object) | 6. | to associate oneself; be intimately united in action or interest. | –noun | 7. | a branch organization. | | 8. | Commerce. | a. | a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern. | | | 9. | a person who is affiliated; associ
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Program Definition–noun | 1. | a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program. | | 2. | a plan or schedule of activities, procedures, etc., to be followed. | | 3. | a radio or television performance or production. | | 4. | a list of items, pieces, performers, etc., in a musical, theatrical, or other entertainment. | | 5. | an entertainment with reference to its pieces or numbers: a program of American and French music. | | 6. | a planned, coordinated group of activities, procedures, etc., often for a specific purpose, or a facility offering such a series of activities: a drug rehabilitation program; a graduate program in linguistics. | | 7. | a prospectus or syllabus: a program of courses being offered. | | 8. | Computers. | a. | a systematic plan for the automatic solution of a problem by a computer. | | b. | the precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to solve a problem. | | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to schedule as part of a program. | | 10. | Computers. to prepare a program for. | | 11. | to insert or encode specific operating instructions into (a machine or apparatus): We'll program the bells to ring at ten-minute intervals. | | 12. | to insert (instructions) into a machine or apparatus: An automatic release has been programmed into the lock as a safety feature. | | 13. | to cause to absorb or incorporate automatic responses, attitudes, or the like; condition: Our parents programmed us to respect our elders. | | 14. | to set, regulate, or modify so as to produce a specific response or reaction: Program your eating habits to eliminate sweets. | –verb (used without object) | 15. | to plan or write a program. | |
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