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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of predefine.
  • adjective Whose function has been defined previously

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Examples

  • I had the fire in my belly and I knew that I can be better than my peers and can exceed the expectations and the "predefined" standards of my professors.

    Failing Students Luis von Ahn 2009

  • I have some code that when the program is started and my format is not in the drawing, the edit box in the dcl window is grayed out by using (mode_tile "predefined" 1) it works how i want it. however im looking to start another funtion within the lisp code when this mode tile is set to 1 can anyone offer some tips on how i can do this?

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2009

  • Sierra and T-Mobile's partnership aims to build what they are calling "predefined" solutions for the market.

    RCR Wireless News 2009

  • More and more pharmaceutical companies are attempting to develop drugs that can be used to target specific, predefined patient groups.

    Roche Skin-Cancer Drug Shows Promise Goran Mijuk 2011

  • With that said, if the very notion of not fitting into every predefined theological slot does not cause you anxiety and stress ... hate to break it to you, but you might be a Progressive Christian.

    Bruce Reyes-Chow: You Might Be A Progressive Christian If... Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011

  • In some cases these firewalls come with a predefined set of rules that constitute the blacklist that they evaluate data against, whereas in others network administrators are responsible for creating and updating the ruleset.

    DPI: simplified and demystified 2009

  • And don't kid yourself: there are people out there who think of education in that fashion, as having the kids absorb a predefined list of "important" facts.

    Kenneth Bernstein: The Most Objectionable Thing About Waiting for 'Superman' Kenneth Bernstein 2010

  • Especially when talking about faith which is full of mystery and lacking a lot of predefined answers.

    Jesus In The Sky With Dinosaurs | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • And don't kid yourself: there are people out there who think of education in that fashion, as having the kids absorb a predefined list of "important" facts.

    Kenneth Bernstein: The Most Objectionable Thing About Waiting for 'Superman' Kenneth Bernstein 2010

  • With that said, if the very notion of not fitting into every predefined theological slot does not cause you anxiety and stress ... hate to break it to you, but you might be a Progressive Christian.

    Bruce Reyes-Chow: You Might Be A Progressive Christian If... Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011

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