The difference between Medicine and Program
When used as nouns, medicine means a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way, whereas program means a set of structured activities.
When used as verbs, medicine means to treat with medicine, whereas program means to enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
check bellow for the other definitions of Medicine and Program
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Medicine as a noun:
A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
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Medicine as a noun:
A treatment or cure.
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Medicine as a noun:
The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
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Medicine as a noun:
The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
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Medicine as a noun:
Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.
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Medicine as a noun:
Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
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Medicine as a noun (obsolete):
black magic, superstition.
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Medicine as a noun (obsolete):
A philter or love potion.
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Medicine as a noun (obsolete):
A physician.
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Medicine as a noun (slang):
recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks
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Medicine as a verb (rare, obsolete):
To treat with medicine.
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Program as a noun:
A set of structured activities.
Examples:
"Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."
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Program as a noun:
A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
Examples:
"The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play."
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Program as a noun (broadcasting):
A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
Examples:
"Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson."
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Program as a noun (computing):
A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
Examples:
"The program runs on both [[Linux]] and Microsoft [[Windows]]."
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Program as a noun (especially, in the phrase "[[get with the program]]"):
A particular mindset or method of doing things.
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Program as a verb (transitive):
To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
Examples:
"He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show."
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Program as a verb (transitive):
To develop (software) by writing program code.
Examples:
"I programmed a small game as a demonstration."
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Program as a verb (transitive):
To put together the schedule of an event.
Examples:
"Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities."
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Program as a verb (transitive):
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
Examples:
"The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang."