Difference between Plan and Programme

What is the difference between Plan and Programme?

Plan as a noun is a drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. while Programme as a noun is a planned sequence of events.

Plan

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal. A 2-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To design a building, machine, etc. To create a plan for. To intend.

Example sentence: If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Programme

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A planned sequence of events.A sheet or booklet that lists a schedule of events.A presentation that is broadcast on radio or television.

Example sentence: We passionately set up a programme that we call the Indian gun programme. I challenged Colonel Bhatia, who heads our defence business, that let's build an Indian gun. There's a belief that Indian companies aren't capable of this, and we want to prove them wrong, as we did in components.

We hope you now know whether to use Plan or Programme in your sentence.

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