preprogrammed

4.5

Set in advance so it works automatically without more instructions

adjective
/priːˈprəʊɡræmd/

Specialized

: preprogramado

Many modern appliances come preprogrammed with settings for various cooking methods.

Examples

They too have FSM brains full of preprogrammed behaviors that let them perform their assigned tasks.
The robot was preprogrammed to follow a specific route without needing human control.
The software is preprogrammed to update automatically every week.

Synonyms

preplanned

vspreprogrammed

1 3.3

Arranged before something happens

is set up to operate automatically without further input

prewired

vspreprogrammed

Specialized

4.9

With wires already installed or instincts present from birth

is set up to operate automatically without further input

preadapted

vspreprogrammed

Specialized

8.1

Made ahead so it can meet future needs

is set up to operate automatically without further input

preconditioned

vspreprogrammed

6.4

Made ready in advance for a specific use

is set up to operate automatically without further input

prearranged

vspreprogrammed

3.4

Planned before it happens

is set up to operate automatically without further input

Antonyms

manual

101 3.8

Done by hand rather than by a machine

How Automatic

autonomous

51 6.3

preprogrammed

Specialized

4.5

manual

101 3.8

Surface Forms

preprogrammed positive

Morphology

preprogrammed = preprogram (transparent) = pre + program + ed

This is a regular participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'preprogram' with the expected meaning 'programmed in advance'.

Etymology

Preprogrammed combines pre- meaning 'before' and program meaning 'a plan or set of instructions', like a computer program. So, something preprogrammed has its instructions set 'before' it starts and then acts automatically without new input.