programmatically

From programmatic +‎ -ally or programmatical +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/
• Hyphenation: pro‧gram‧mat‧i‧cal‧ly

programmatically (not comparable)

1. In a programmatic manner.
2. In the manner of a political program; ideologically.
   • 2001, Bart Moore-Gilbert, Hanif Kureishi (page 89)

     While clearly opposed to the political thrust of much 'Heritage' cinema (Sammy and Rosie, in particular, in programmatically anti-Tory: for example, the property developer who ousts the 'straggly kids' is one of Thatcher's MPs and her vision of a 'new Britain' is blatantly lampooned), Kureishi's films do not, however, endorse traditional kinds of Left oppositional politics as the best means by which to challenge the hegemony of the New Right.

3. (programming) Through program code, rather than through a user interface.
   • 2010, Andrew Troelsen, Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, page 1551:

     To force a window to repaint itself programmatically, you call the inherited Invalidate() method […]

   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 489:

     Mark-up coding was programmatically added to identify certain data types from others, for example, headwords and citations.

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