(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.

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

(programming) A programming paradigm in which function definitions do not identify the arguments (or "points") on which they operate. Instead, the definitions merely compose other functions, among which are combinators that manipulate the arguments.

(programming) A top-down approach in computer programming based on simple high-level structures, resembling pseudocode, that are gradually fleshed out with details.

(computing) The maintenance of mainframe operating systems

(software engineering) Writing individual lines of code in a programming language.

(software engineering) Designing a complex software system as a composition of smaller parts.

Alternative spelling of object-oriented programming

(computing, programming) A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another, leading to the ability to share data over a network.

plural of application programming interface