reprogram

verb

re·​pro·​gram (ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram How to pronounce reprogram (audio)
-grəm
reprogrammed; reprogramming; reprograms

transitive verb

: to program anew
especially : to revise or write a new program for
reprogram a computer

intransitive verb

: to rewrite or revise a program especially of a computer
reprogrammable adjective

Examples of reprogram in a Sentence

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Butts asked to reprogram money meant for highway projects and create a payback mechanism funded through a special tax district. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 When choosing a partner, look for expertise in connectivity, industrial devices, AI analysis and edge platform technology—with the goal of seamlessly integrating data and applications from multiple sources without the need to reprogram or replace industrial controllers and other critical equipment. David De Lancellotti, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Scientists are trying to find out how to manipulate cellular aging processes—for instance, how to destroy senescent cells (aged cells that cause inflammation), or how to reprogram cells to revert them to an earlier state of development. João Medeiros, WIRED, 27 June 2024 Researchers concluded that a new potential therapeutic strategy to treat lupus can aim to treat T cells to reprogram them toward benign or even protective functions. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for reprogram 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of reprogram was in 1937

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“Reprogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprogram. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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