prespecify

verb

pre·​spec·​i·​fy ˌprē-ˈspe-sə-ˌfī 

variants or pre-specify

prespecified or pre-specified; prespecifying or pre-specifying

transitive verb

: to specify (something) in advance

An analogy might be a car driving on a road. A classical non-adaptive design prespecifies the route the driver must take. There can be no detour.

—Richard Chin

prespecified adjective

or pre-specified

applicants who meet prespecified criteria

failed to reach the prespecified number/amount

System updates occur at prespecified times.

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above