Program means 'written before': pro + gramma. A schedule posted in advance, then instructions for a computer.
Pro (before) + gramma (something written). A programma was a public notice posted ahead of time, like a schedule of events. Software programs are still 'instructions written in advance'.
The printed program at a Texas high school graduation: what's coming, written before.
Every automation we build is a programma: decide the steps ahead so nobody has to remember them.
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