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the program finished vs the program was finished

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in different contexts. 'The program finished' is used to indicate that the program completed its execution on its own. On the other hand, 'The program was finished' indicates that someone or something completed the program intentionally.
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the program finished

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the program completed its execution on its own without external intervention.

Examples:

  • The program finished running before the deadline.
  • After the final update, the program finished successfully.
  • Aug 19, 2020 ... ... The program finished and will be restarted > /Projects/Random/script.py(6)<module>() -> """ (Pdb) (base) $. Encountering an error (quit ...
  • Mar 27, 2020 ... It's not an error, it just means the program finished running with no errors. Upvote
  • The program finished with the following exception: org.apache.flink.client.program.ProgramInvocationException: The main method caused an error: There are no ...
  • Jan 29, 2023 ... Second, Slicer stopped responding, and I often had to wait until the program finished whatever it was doing before adjusting landmarks or ...
  • Jun 1, 2022 ... But after the program finished the window didn't come out. ... I can save the canvas in the root file and see it from root file, but I just can't ...
  • Jan 11, 2019 ... Hello all, I've been working on a project with an AB Micro820 for a few days. Just got the program finished and set up with the PLC, ...
  • Jul 4, 2022 ... The program finished without any error. When I want to index the genome, a Killed message appears: Jul 04 16:47:58 ..... started STAR run ...
  • Nov 20, 2018 ... I put back the material and ran the program without the dust boot, and the program finished successfully. For whatever reason my dust boot ...
  • Nov 3, 2019 ... I have the program finished event already from the dishwasher, now need to register the date/time that this event fired. Cuflee November 3, 2019 ...
  • Aug 4, 2015 ... ... the program finished. – a06e. Commented Aug 4, 2015 at 20:29. Right. I guess it's better than nothing -- other solutions I can think of (such ...

Alternatives:

  • The program completed
  • The program ended

the program was finished

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone or something completed the program intentionally.

Examples:

  • The program was finished by the development team.
  • The program was finished ahead of schedule.
  • Sep 27, 2024 ... When the program was finished, and our home was silent once again this realization came over me. I had created this program, in some ways ...
  • Apr 11, 2022 ... ... the program was finished. I have attached my code below: class Yaw(threading.Thread): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(Yaw, self) ...
  • Mar 19, 2012 ... After the program was finished I exited the program and elected to restart the computer; however, once the system tried to restart I ...
  • Sep 13, 2012 ... My freshman Hall and our awesome OAs 2009! However, when the program was finished, what resonated the most was the enthusiasm of the student ...
  • Apr 22, 2011 ... No error message and no crash, just as if the program was finished but it did not even bother to move the bit out of the path groove. The ...
  • Measuring was performed right after the program was done (post 1) and 1 month after the program was finished (post 2). To compare the differences in self ...
  • When the program was running and the charging cable was plugged in the calculator, the calculator did not recognize the charger until the program was finished.
  • Oct 14, 2014 ... Beekeeper Randy Furbert and his apprentice Jennie Faries. After the program was finished, he set up an apiary at her house and bought her a ...
  • Dec 19, 2023 ... Parson was present at a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning in Jackson County where the last bridge of the program was finished. The Blue ...
  • Apr 29, 2021 ... After the program was finished setting up, I tried again signing in, but every time I click the link, nothing happens. There's no prompt, no ...

Alternatives:

  • The program was completed
  • The program was brought to completion

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