reprogramme

Change the code

Reprogramme is the British spelling of reprogram.

To reprogramme is to programme again—altering the instructions that govern a computer, device, or system.

The word extends to changing ingrained patterns of thought or behavior: Years of therapy helped reprogramme her response to criticism.

In biology, cells can be reprogrammed to behave differently than their original function.

behavioral

conditioning

Learned behavioral adaptation

unlearn · relearn · habit · therapy · intervention · mindset · pattern · response · cognitive · rewire

software

code

Symbolic communication system

script · algorithm · function · variable · syntax · binary · loop · conditional · parameter · recursion

genetic

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

  • geneHereditary information unit
  • CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
  • modifyChange partially

edit · mutation · cell · genome · splice · vector · expression · therapy · engineer · sequence

automation

schedule

Plan of timed events

calibrate · adjust · parameters · customize · preset · sequence · routine · automate · controller · thermostat

firmware

microcode

Sub-machine-code processor instructions

  • flashBrief burst of light
  • BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
  • embeddedSet firmly within something

bootloader · chip · ROM · EPROM · update · hardware · processor · controller · device · driver

Opposites
modification vs. original state

reprogrammeprogramme

Organized plan of activities

program · install · initialize · set up · configure

alteration vs. preservation

reprogrammepreserve

Protect from loss

maintain · retain · leave alone · keep · lock

Family

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