Program management system, external device and terminal device

An external device comprising:

• an external device communication unit capable of receiving, from a terminal device creating a computer program and capable of transmitting the created computer program to an outside, the computer program transmitted from the terminal device;
• an external device storage unit storing therein the computer program transmitted from the terminal device and received by the external device communication unit;
• and
• an external device processing unit capable of executing processing to give approval to the computer program stored in the external device storage unit, wherein
• the external device storage unit stores therein appropriateness of the approval of the computer program as first status information together with the computer program, and
• the external device processing unit is capable of executing processing to manage the computer program based on the first status information.

A terminal device comprising:

• a terminal processing unit capable of executing processing to create a computer program;
• and
• a terminal communication unit capable of transmitting the computer program created by the terminal processing unit to an outside, wherein
• the terminal device transmits the computer program requiring approval from the terminal communication unit to an external device, the external device having an external device communication unit capable of receiving the computer program transmitted from the terminal communication unit, an external device storage unit storing therein the computer program received by the external device communication unit, and an external device processing unit capable of executing processing to give the approval to the computer program stored in the external device storage unit, and the external device is capable of executing processing to manage the computer program based on first status information representing appropriateness of the approval.