Difference between Program and Broadcast

What is the difference between Program and Broadcast?

Program as a verb is to enter a program or other instructions into a computer (or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. while Broadcast as a verb is to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means

Program

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To enter a program or other instructions into a computer (or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. To put together the schedule of an event.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A set of structured activities. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task. A particular mindset or method of doing things.

Example sentence: If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

Broadcast

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: cast or scattered widely, in all directions

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic meansTo transmit a message over a wide areaTo appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast programTo sow seeds over a wide areaTo send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.A programme (show, bulletin, documentary ...) so transmitted.The act of scattering seed.

Example sentence: Almost every day I wrap up my two-hour live broadcast and I say to myself as I'm driving home, 'I wish I would've done this' or 'We really should have gone live longer with this segment.'

We hope you now know whether to use Program or Broadcast in your sentence.

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