pre·de·fined
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variants:
or less commonly pre-defined
Definition of predefined
: defined in advance
predefined criteria predefined policies/procedures following a predefined path/route On the maturity date of the bond, a predefined amount of money is returned to the investor.— Larry Sarbit … a highly traditional culture with predefined roles of gender …— Mary Motian-Meadows
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predefine
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ˌprē-di-ˈfīn
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or less commonly pre-define transitive verb
predefined also pre-defined; predefining also pre-defining
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or less commonly pre-define transitive verb
predefined also pre-defined; predefining also pre-defining
recommends predefining your goals
… allows you to predefine up to 150 commonly used keystrokes as one simple key sequence.
— Tim Daneliuk
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“Predefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predefined. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of predefined was in 1540
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