Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Program
Program noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Usage example: we need to come up with a program to deal with kids skipping school
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Synonyms for Program
Device and program are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Program".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Parodied in Casey and Andy, when Casey downloads the "operating system shown in movies" that lets the user hack into any device or program via a ridiculously easy password.
Source: Hollywood Hacking -
The organization's analysts went over the thing, and while most of it makes sense, there are these elements, either program or device, that they cannot comprehend at all.
Source: Black Box -
In fact, this is the way most viruses work, exchanging "device" for "program."
Source: Everything Is Online
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Program and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/program
Device & Program. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/program>.
Program or Device. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/program.
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