Programming

File:Bargaining 19.jpg From the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffybot being reprogrammed.

Programming is literally when someone is programming/reprogramming an android.

In gynoid related fiction and media, programming is usually done to give initial instructions to an android, or to add new functions. Reprogramming serves the same function, but does so by overwriting or editing previous programming. Someone can also hack an android with a virus which can affect their programming.

This type of plot device usually requires a wire to be attached to a port/panel on the android, or it can sometimes be done wirelessly via a laptop and/or remote, though in this case the plot would require a detailed visual display readout of the device.