Which of the following is the correct usage of the word, and why? The user can use pre-defined lists. The user can use predefined lists.

Jan 24, 2020 · There's usually a difference between two parties agreeing to [some procedure] and agreeing on it. Using to there implies the procedure already existed (or had at least been defined), …

Aug 8, 2014 · In this context "certain" means a predefined subset. Usually it's used when the subset is fairly arbitrary, and to shut down discussions on how that subset is defined. If the infinitive form was …

Aug 18, 2015 · To divert means to force off the predefined path, emphasis on the fact that it is not the original way, it's different now. To re-route means to put on a different path, emphasis on reaching …

Sep 29, 2021 · A different way to say this--"on time" compares the timing to a predefined time, whereas "in time" compares it to another event. In this sense, "just on time" doesn't make sense...the question …

Oct 24, 2022 · The thing a blue arrow points at is called a "checkbox", right? What do you call the round elements, the ones that look like bullet points?

Jan 14, 2016 · From a technical point of view, I find that definition quite misleading. The verb to clamp is commonly employed in electronics to denote the action of a circuit which shifts a (typically periodic) …

May 7, 2024 · I might use 'youngsters' to refer to the younger of two predefined groups. But only if scientific rigour isn't required. And if I'm contrasting three or four groups, I'd use a more specific term.

Aug 26, 2022 · I'm inclined to think he's right (otherwise "that soap" suggests some predefined quantity somewhere). But note that the resulting phrase "a lot of that brand of soap" is logically a metathesis …

Dec 8, 2014 · In Michael Swan's Practical English Usage I come across the sentences: We can use the future perfect to say that something will be completed, finished or achieved by a certain time. and …