pre-programmed

A simple computer chip can be pre-programmed so the chainring/cog combinations can be ordered properly.

Ask Nick: Tire disaster, the wheel behind the sticker, sequential shifts 2011

Would that pre-programmed Apple have forecast "a striking start for a nervy party" from Steve Richards in the Indy?

Ed Miliband is ahead of the pack while pundits are stuck in Gridlock Gulch Peter Preston 2010

So the company, which typically pays 100% of an employee's E.M.B.A. tuition, scrutinizes international trips closely to make sure they aren't too pre-programmed or routine, says Rob Hums, senior analyst of learning and development.

Foreign Policies Diana Middleton 2010

In particular, we're looking for written descriptions of methods that allow a user to download pre-programmed episodic media like audio files or video files from a remote publisher, with the download occurring after the user subscribes to the episodes, and with the user continuing to automatically receive new episodes.

Boing Boing 2009

How deep religion goes, and how much we ourselves are pre-programmed for it, ultimately touches on the sickening question and how religions respond to it.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Pitting machine intelligence against human gullibility, researchers at the Web Ecology Project in San Francisco are using Twitter as a proving ground for advanced pre-programmed personalities called "socialbots" that can engage in extended conversations via Twitter by imitating the behavior of real people sending and receiving messages.

Decoding Our Chatter Robert Lee Hotz 2011

"Another serious downside risk is that no action will be agreed upon to counter the pre-programmed fiscal tightening in the U.S., which could tip the economy into a recession that monetary policy can do little to counter," Mr. Padoan said.

Economic Outlook Slows for the Global Economy Gabriele Parussini 2011

"Once these calendar-related hurdles have been overcome, a renewed spike in volatility must be almost pre-programmed."

Yawning Gulf Between EU's Rich and Poor David Cottle 2011

Some of the responses appear to be pre-programmed.

Are Smartphones Becoming Smart Alecks? Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

Oppose the President basically like a pre-programmed computer, the loser's are the American public ...

Obama to unveil new Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving, source says 2009