unprogrammedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprəʊɡramd/, U.S. /ˌənˈproʊˌɡræmd/ Not programmed; esp. unplanned, unscheduled.
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1860 Glasgow Herald 21 Apr. 4/5 They receive an unpremeditated, unprogrammed welcome.
1941 W. C. Handy Father of Blues xiv. 194 Other New York composer-conductors were introduced here and there and asked to play unprogrammed numbers.
1954 Students' Q. Jrnl 25 19/1 Sudden unforecast load changes or equipment outages are met by optimum adjustment of generation very shortly after the unprogrammed condition arises.
1974 Sci. Amer. May 61/2 When the machine is off or unprogrammed, the knob moves freely in all directions.
2004 Independent 27 Sept. 15/1 Such embryonic stem (ES) cells are unprogrammed ‘mother’ cells able to become any type of body tissue.
2008 A. C. Clarke & F. Pohl Last Theorem iii. 25 It was spoiling his summer, which was cherished, unprogrammed time for Ranjit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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