program vs way

program

noun
  • 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 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. 

way

noun
  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. 

  • A roughly-defined geographical area. 

  • The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. 

  • A degree, an amount, a sense. 

  • A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc. 

  • A state or condition 

  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. 

  • Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation. 

  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way'). 

  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct. 

  • The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves. 

  • A means to enter or leave a place. 

  • Speed, progress, momentum. 

  • The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched. 

intj
  • yes; it is true; it is possible 

adv
  • Much. 

  • Far. 

  • Very. 

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