program vs show

program

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

  • A particular mindset or method of doing things. 

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

  • A set of structured activities. 

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

  • 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. 

show

noun
  • A play, dance, or other entertainment. 

  • An exhibition of items. 

  • A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program. 

  • A project or presentation. 

  • Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".) 

  • A battle; local conflict. 

  • The major leagues. 

  • A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor. 

  • Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance. 

  • A demonstration. 

  • An agricultural show. 

  • A movie. 

verb
  • To guide or escort. 

  • To put in an appearance; show up. 

  • To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant. 

  • To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. 

  • To finish third, especially of horses or dogs. 

  • To reveal one's hand of cards. 

  • To bestow; to confer. 

  • To display, to have somebody see (something). 

  • To be visible; to be seen; to appear. 

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