programme (British English), or program (American English), noun,?/?pro??gr?m/
PLAN a series of actions which are designed to achieve something important.?a plan of things that are done in order to achieve a specific result.
the US space program.
programme to do something
a United Nations programme to control the spread of AIDS.
programme of
a programme of economic reforms.
government programs.
a program of regular dental checkups.
a workout program.
schematic, adjective, /ski??m?t?k/
showing the main parts of something in a simple way.?
TECHNICAL : showing the main parts of something usually in the form of a simple drawing or diagram.
a schematic diagram of DNA.
a schematic diagram/representation of their business model.
scheme, noun,?/?ski?m/
(British English) an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or training SYNprogram(American English).?? plan.?
CHIEFLY BRIT : an official plan or program of action.
The money will be used for teacher training schemes.
a pension scheme
scheme for
schemes for two new cross-city lines.
scheme to do something
a new scheme to boost exports.
The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage.
a scheme to improve the economy.
a training/pension/marketing scheme.
pilot scheme(=something that is done on a small scale in order to see if it is successful enough to be done on a larger scale)
The pilot scheme proved to be a great success.
pilot study/project/scheme etc(=a small study, project etc which is carried out as a test to see if an idea, product etc will be successful. done as a test to see if a larger program, study, etc., should be done.)
a pilot scheme which could be extended to other areas.
The group conducted a pilot program/project/study.
a pilot episode.
