programmatic

adjective

pro·​gram·​mat·​ic ˌprō-grə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce programmatic (audio)
1
: relating to program music
2
: of, relating to, resembling, or having a program
programmatically adverb

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The original version of CHIPS required NEPA reviews for CHIPS projects; to comply, the office built an environmental team and published a 200-page programmatic environmental assessment. Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025 Entertainment, on the other hand, is now increasingly an on-demand game, a format made for programmatic buying and scatter market bargains. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 None of this turned Raymond himself into a radical, at least not in any performative or programmatic sense. Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 The president's budget proposal is just the beginning of a monthslong process in which the White House Office of Management and Budget will work with Congress to establish funding levels and programmatic priorities for fiscal year 2026. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for programmatic

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of programmatic was in 1896

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“Programmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmatic. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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