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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Netflix has also inked partnerships with major programmatic players such as The Trade Desk (TTD), Google’s DV360, and Magnite (MGNI) to streamline ad sales and targeting. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 6 June 2025 The original version of CHIPS required NEPA reviews for CHIPS projects; to comply, the office built an environmental team and published a 200-page programmatic environmental assessment. Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025 Entertainment, on the other hand, is now increasingly an on-demand game, a format made for programmatic buying and scatter market bargains. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 None of this turned Raymond himself into a radical, at least not in any performative or programmatic sense. Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 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 12 Jun. 2025.

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