reprogram
verb
re·pro·gram (ˌ)rē-ˈprō-ˌgram 
-grəm
reprogrammed; reprogramming; reprograms
: to program anew
especially : to revise or write a new program for
reprogram a computer
: to rewrite or revise a program especially of a computer
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No money has been allocated to reprogram them, and lawmakers failed to agree on a replacement. —
ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Crews need the ability to reprogram routes at sea. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026 Police have previously warned drivers about car theft going high-tech, including one method where thieves can hack and reprogram your car's key fob. —Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 So the L1Ts rely on integrated circuits called field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which users can reprogram for specialized calculations. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reprogram
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Crews need the ability to reprogram routes at sea. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026 Police have previously warned drivers about car theft going high-tech, including one method where thieves can hack and reprogram your car's key fob. —Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 So the L1Ts rely on integrated circuits called field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which users can reprogram for specialized calculations. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reprogram
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“Reprogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/reprogram. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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