stored program: a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it
program: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
ijtihad: the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen