Predefined Meaning
/prˌidɪˈfaɪnd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving been defined or established previously.
verbsimple past and past participle of predefine
Sentence Examples
Your process will be reviewed, according to predefined criteria.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ settings on the software cannot be changed by the user.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The system followed a ____ set of rules that could not be altered without administrator access.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English defined English predefined From pre- + defined.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"These new features are charizing, stringization, token concatenation, string concatenation, trigraph replacement, and predefined macros."
— 1993, Mark Andrews, Visual C++ Object-oriented Programming, page 186:
"The cell / DNA mixtures were nucleoporated in 1 cm transfection cuvettes according to a predefined program on the Nucleofactor."
— 2015 August 15, “Spatial and Temporal Control of Cavitation Allows High In Vitro Transfection Efficiency in the Absence of Transfection Reagents or Contrast Agents”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ settings on the software cannot be changed by the user.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The system followed a ____ set of rules that could not be altered without administrator access.