programmatic

adjective

pro·​gram·​mat·​ic ˌprō-grə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce programmatic (audio)
1
: relating to program music
2
: of, relating to, resembling, or having a program
programmatically adverb

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At the level of individual scenes, the show tends to be cautious and programmatic. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 Whereas some platforms have a strong understanding of identity with first-party data, the open web and programmatic ad systems are plagued with inaccuracies. Kerry Flynn, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 In 2023, Judge Analisa Torres decided that while Ripple defrauded institutional investors by selling them unregistered securities in the form of its XRP token, Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP to retail exchanges weren’t unregistered securities. Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024 As a result, the Biden administration’s approach to democracy support has plenty of programmatic carrots but few policy sticks. Jon Temin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for programmatic 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of programmatic was in 1896

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“Programmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmatic. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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