procedure vs program

procedure

noun
  • The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks. 

  • A particular method for performing a task. 

  • The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding. 

  • A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end. 

  • A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value. 

  • A surgical operation. 

program

noun
  • A set of structured activities. 

  • A particular mindset or method of doing things. 

  • A set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate 

  • A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. 

  • A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. 

  • A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task. 

verb
  • To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. 

  • To develop (software) by writing program code. 

  • To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast. 

  • To put together the schedule of an event. 

  • To cause to automatically behave in a particular way. 

How often have the words procedure and program occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )