predefines
Establishes in advance
Predefines means to define or establish something in advance.
Software predefines settings before a user interacts with it.
Rules may predefine acceptable behavior.
The contract predefines the terms of termination.
The word emphasizes that definitions or parameters exist before they're needed or applied.
Defined boundaries or constraints
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- frameworkUnderlying support system
schema · configuration · constraints · requirements · conditions · boundaries · limits · rules
Ability to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
expectation · presupposition · assumption · predetermination · precondition · prerequisite · presumption · projection
parameters
Defined boundaries or constraints
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
framework · schema · configuration · constraints · requirements · conditions · boundaries · limits · rules · standards
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
premonition · expectation · presupposition · assumption · predetermination · precondition · prerequisite · presumption · projection · extrapolation
norms
Expected behavioral standards
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
tradition · precedent · standards · expectations · baseline · benchmark · paradigm · model · archetype