# program (digital)

a software.digital that make a device do something with information.knowledge

- Computed level: L18 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [software](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-software.digital), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge)

**Through:** software.digital and information.knowledge together make a device do

**Novel properties:**
- execution plan
- automation

## Examples
- The Linux kernel, first released in 1991, runs on over 90% of the world's cloud servers. *(computing)*
- The Hubble Space Telescope's flight software corrected its mirror's spherical aberration in 1993. *(engineering)*
- The Automated Transfer Vehicle used onboard programs to dock with the International Space Station uncrewed. *(spaceflight)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-program.digital*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-program.digital.json*  
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