The paper is devoted to the discussion on ontological status of the computerprograms. The most popular conceptions are presented and critically discussed:programs as concrete abstractions, as quasi-particular objects (similar to musicalpieces), as mathematical objects (of different kinds), and finally – programas digital pattern. Advantages and disadvantages of those approachesare pointed out and some possible solutions are proposed.
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