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pre·pro·gram

 (prē-prō′grăm′, -grəm)
tr.v. pre·pro·grammed, pre·pro·gram·ming, pre·pro·grams or pre·pro·gramed or pre·pro·gram·ing
To program in advance; preset.
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preprogram

(priːˈprəʊɡræm)
n
1. (Computer Science) an inbuilt computer program
2. (Genetics) genetics a predisposition to perform certain functions
vb (tr)
(Computer Science) to program a computer in advance
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preprogram


Past participle: preprogrammed
Gerund: preprogramming

Imperative
preprogram
preprogram
Present
I preprogram
you preprogram
he/she/it preprograms
we preprogram
you preprogram
they preprogram
Preterite
I preprogrammed
you preprogrammed
he/she/it preprogrammed
we preprogrammed
you preprogrammed
they preprogrammed
Present Continuous
I am preprogramming
you are preprogramming
he/she/it is preprogramming
we are preprogramming
you are preprogramming
they are preprogramming
Present Perfect
I have preprogrammed
you have preprogrammed
he/she/it has preprogrammed
we have preprogrammed
you have preprogrammed
they have preprogrammed
Past Continuous
I was preprogramming
you were preprogramming
he/she/it was preprogramming
we were preprogramming
you were preprogramming
they were preprogramming
Past Perfect
I had preprogrammed
you had preprogrammed
he/she/it had preprogrammed
we had preprogrammed
you had preprogrammed
they had preprogrammed
Future
I will preprogram
you will preprogram
he/she/it will preprogram
we will preprogram
you will preprogram
they will preprogram
Future Perfect
I will have preprogrammed
you will have preprogrammed
he/she/it will have preprogrammed
we will have preprogrammed
you will have preprogrammed
they will have preprogrammed
Future Continuous
I will be preprogramming
you will be preprogramming
he/she/it will be preprogramming
we will be preprogramming
you will be preprogramming
they will be preprogramming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been preprogramming
you have been preprogramming
he/she/it has been preprogramming
we have been preprogramming
you have been preprogramming
they have been preprogramming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been preprogramming
you will have been preprogramming
he/she/it will have been preprogramming
we will have been preprogramming
you will have been preprogramming
they will have been preprogramming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been preprogramming
you had been preprogramming
he/she/it had been preprogramming
we had been preprogramming
you had been preprogramming
they had been preprogramming
Conditional
I would preprogram
you would preprogram
he/she/it would preprogram
we would preprogram
you would preprogram
they would preprogram
Past Conditional
I would have preprogrammed
you would have preprogrammed
he/she/it would have preprogrammed
we would have preprogrammed
you would have preprogrammed
they would have preprogrammed
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Translations

preprogram

vtvorprogrammieren; preprogrammedvorprogrammiert
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