(computing) A computer program written to solve a particular problem or to be used in a particular user-defined application.

(computing, programming) A computer program which exits cleanly from an application, or on computer shutdown

(computing) A search heuristic that explores the space of computer programs and is based on biological evolution.

(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.

A group of experts responsible for reviewing scientific conference submissions and drafting the conference program.

plural of applications program

(programming) A style of computer programming in which algorithms are written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated when needed for specific types provided as parameters.

planned obsolescence implemented through deliberate limitations in software or hardware