(software engineering) A software development approach where the whole team works on a single project at a single computer at the same time.

(mathematics, computer science) An optimization method by which a problem having optimal substructure is recursively broken into simpler subproblems which are solved to produce the globally optimal solution.

(programming) A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable representation can be generated.

plural of space program

(programming, informal) A slapdash approach to programming involving guesswork or plagiarism rather than proper analysis and comprehension.

(computing) The maintenance of mainframe operating systems

(US) a federal program that provides food-purchasing assistance for low-income individuals

Alternative form of program evaluation and review technique

(operations) A method for diagramming and analyzing the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project.

(programming) A programming language with highly unconventional syntax or operation, designed as an experiment or as a joke rather than for the serious development of software.