Definition of "reprogram"

reprogram

verb
third-person singular simple present reprograms, present participle reprogramming or reprograming, simple past and past participle reprogrammed or reprogramed
1. (transitive, computing) To program anew or differently.
  Quotations
  Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.
  2003, Andrew Huang, Hacking the Xbox: an introduction to reverse engineering
2. (transitive, by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
3. (government) To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
  Quotations
  Technically, DOE did not need authority to reprogram the funds as long as the spending didn't span different appropriation line items.
  1993, Diane Publishing Company, Defense Conversion: Redirecting R & D, page 110
  This deferral is reported to give Congress time to consider a request to reprogram the funds.
  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