• CannedYeet@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Program is such a funny word when you remember it’s an analogy from radio and TV. Radio and TV are just delivery mechanisms for programs, which are the content and point of the medium.

    You could define a podcast as an internet-delivered audio program.

    • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk
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      3 hours ago

      In the UK, “programme” is used for events, TV shows, and schedules, while “program” is specifically used in computing contexts.