The Emergence Machine

Program

abstract · Technology · Level 8 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

A program is a self-contained software entity that guides the system's operation, built upon the organized arrangement of interrelated parts that work together over time, and a spatially-organized sequence of actions that involves logical reasoning to structure the sequence of operations.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    Programs are software instructions for computers.
  • Algorithm L5 (requires)
    A program is a set of instructions, typically in the form of algorithms, that a computer system executes to achieve a specific task or set of tasks.
  • Instruction L7 (requires)
    A program is a set of instructions, typically in the form of algorithms, that a computer system executes to achieve a specific task or set of tasks.

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