reprogram en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English program English reprogram From re- + program.
Meanings
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(transitive) To program anew or differently.
Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.
2003, Andrew Huang, Hacking the Xbox: an introduction to reverse engineering:
- (broadly, transitive) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
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To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
This deferral is reported to give Congress time to consider a request to reprogram the funds.
1976, Gerald R. Ford, “Special Message to the Congress Reporting on Budget Decisions and Referrals”, in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Gerald R. Ford, published 1979, page 2097:Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.
1993, Diane Publishing Company, Defense Conversion: Redirecting R & D, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reprogramed | Tense=Past | rare | lexicographic |
| reprogramed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | rare | lexicographic |
| reprograming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | rare | lexicographic |
| reprogramming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reprograms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reprogrammed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reprogrammed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reprogramme | alternative | lexicographic |
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es reprogramar (Translations)