reprogram
verb
re·pro·gram
(ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram 
-grəm
reprogrammed; reprogramming; reprograms
: to program anew
especially
: to revise or write a new program for
reprogram a computer
: to rewrite or revise a program especially of a computer
Examples of reprogram in a Sentence
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Because the state requires three weeks of early voting, the new time frame also means election offices will have only one week after this November's general election to count the results, reprogram the equipment, print new ballots, and send out absentee ballot application forms.
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USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
There’s no need to reprogram the modifier keys and all the multimedia keys will work under both operating systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Humans will need to reprogram computers, introducing the potential for error.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
To fix the issue, hotels only need to update or replace their front desk management system and bring in a technician to manually reprogram each door lock.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Scientists at Colossal have managed to reprogram Asian elephant cells into an embryonic-like state that can give rise to every other cell type.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
The idea was to reprogram his body to do its job optimally and avoid rebound effects.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
In flies, a high sugar diet can reprogram the ability to taste sweetness by tapping into a gene expression network involved in development.
—Karla Kaun, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Over the past decade, Michael Meaney, a neurobiologist at McGill University, and his colleagues have been producing one of the most detailed studies of how experience can reprogram the brain’s genes.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
There’s no need to reprogram the modifier keys and all the multimedia keys will work under both operating systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Humans will need to reprogram computers, introducing the potential for error.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
To fix the issue, hotels only need to update or replace their front desk management system and bring in a technician to manually reprogram each door lock.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Scientists at Colossal have managed to reprogram Asian elephant cells into an embryonic-like state that can give rise to every other cell type.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
The idea was to reprogram his body to do its job optimally and avoid rebound effects.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
In flies, a high sugar diet can reprogram the ability to taste sweetness by tapping into a gene expression network involved in development.
—Karla Kaun, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Over the past decade, Michael Meaney, a neurobiologist at McGill University, and his colleagues have been producing one of the most detailed studies of how experience can reprogram the brain’s genes.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
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“Reprogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprogram. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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