Title: program
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - program
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.P04869
Status: current

Definition
Noun: A set of instructions enabling a device to perform an action. Verb: To provide a set of instructions enabling a device to perform an action.

Source
- PAC, 1989, 61, 1657. 'Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Recommendations 1989)' on page 1659 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961091657)

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Citation: Citation: 'program' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.P04869
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