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Program

/ˈprəʊɡram/

A set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task

Did you get a program when you came in?"continuity program, membership, subscriptions.The software update completed without a glitch.

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/ˈprəʊɡræm/

A sequence of instructions or plan detailing actions to be taken, often by a computer or an organized event.

But he did not follow his regular programme."A peaceful programme," said Poirot.I recited the programme once more.

In American English, program is used for computer software as well as organized activities or plans.
In British English, programme is preferred for events and broadcasts, but program is still used for software.
Think of program as the universal term for anything computer-related globally.
If you see programme, it's likely referring to something non-digital in non-American English.
Program has one less letter than programme, making it the more simplified spelling often used in the USA.