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Redefined vs Predefined - What's the difference?

redefined | predefined |

As verbs the difference between redefined and predefined

is that redefined is (redefine) while predefined is (predefine).

As an adjective predefined is

whose function has been defined previously.

redefined

English

Verb

(head)
  • (redefine)

    • redefine

    English

    Verb

  • To give a new or different definition to a word
  • (computing) to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner (e.g. both as character and numeric) - to allow multiple processing methods

    • Derived terms

    * redefinition

    Anagrams

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    predefined

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (predefine)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Whose function has been defined previously