stored program

1. 1.

   a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it

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Questions about stored program

What does stored program mean?

stored program means "a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it".

Is stored program a common word?

stored program is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.