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

  1. Medicine as a noun:

    A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

  2. Medicine as a noun:

    A treatment or cure.

  3. Medicine as a noun:

    The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

  4. Medicine as a noun:

    The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.

  5. Medicine as a noun:

    Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.

  6. 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.

  7. Medicine as a noun (obsolete):

    black magic, superstition.

  8. Medicine as a noun (obsolete):

    A philter or love potion.

  9. Medicine as a noun (obsolete):

    A physician.

  10. Medicine as a noun (slang):

    recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks

  1. Medicine as a verb (rare, obsolete):

    To treat with medicine.

  1. Program as a noun:

    A set of structured activities.

    Examples:

    "Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. 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]]."

  5. Program as a noun (especially, in the phrase "[[get with the program]]"):

    A particular mindset or method of doing things.

  1. 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."

  2. Program as a verb (transitive):

    To develop (software) by writing program code.

    Examples:

    "I programmed a small game as a demonstration."

  3. Program as a verb (transitive):

    To put together the schedule of an event.

    Examples:

    "Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities."

  4. 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."