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- deprogram (v.)



[deprogram 词源字典] - "release from cult brainwashing," 1973, from de- + program (v.). Related: Deprogrammed; deprogramming.[deprogram etymology, deprogram origin, 英语词源]
- preprogram (v.)




- also pre-program, 1955, from pre- + program (v.). Related: Preprogrammed; preprogramming.
- program (v.)




- 1889, "write program notes;" 1896, "arrange according to program," from program (n.). Of computers from 1945. From 1963 in the figurative sense of "to train to behave in a predetermined way." Related: Programmed; programming.
- reprogram (v.)




- also reprogramme, 1945, from re- "back, again" + program (v.). Related: Reprogrammed; reprogramming.
- EPROM




- "A read-only memory whose contents can be erased by ultraviolet light or other means and reprogrammed using a pulsed voltage", 1970s: acronym from erasable programmable ROM.