reprogram - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
reprogram (third-person singular simple present reprograms, present participle reprogramming or (rare) reprograming, simple past and past participle reprogrammed or (rare) reprogramed)
- (transitive, computing) To program anew or differently.
2003, Andrew Huang, Hacking the Xbox: an introduction to reverse engineering:
Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.
- (transitive, by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
- (government) To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
1993, Diane Publishing Company, Defense Conversion: Redirecting R & D, page 110:
Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.
1976, Gerald R. Ford, “Special Message to the Congress Reporting on Budget Decisions and Referrals”, in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Gerald R. Ford, published 1979, page 2097:
This deferral is reported to give Congress time to consider a request to reprogram the funds.