reprogram

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reprogram

verb reprograms · reprogramming · reprograming · reprogrammed · reprogramed

transitive To program anew or differently. Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.
Similar: recode
broadly, transitive To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program. Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.

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Español	reprogramar

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@misc{reprogram_2026,
  title = {reprogram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reprogram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}