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Computer Program

nounid 33716·updated May 18, 2026
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(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
3.2.2 ¶ 61

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
program
plural
Computer Programs
possessive
Computer Program's
pluralpossessive
Computer Programs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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