stored-program

1. 1.

   of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own memory

Questions about stored-program

What does stored-program mean?

stored-program means "of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own memory".

How many syllables are in stored-program?

stored-program has 4 syllables and divides as sto-red--pro-gram under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for 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.