No. 15,543 in German
vorprogrammiert
Predestined or preprogrammed.
In a sentence
Der Fehler im System war schon vorprogrammiert.
The error in the system was already pre-programmed.
Here, 'vorprogrammiert' means something was bound to happen or predetermined, suggesting inevitability due to prior conditions.
Wenn wir uns nicht an die Regeln halten, ist das Chaos vorprogrammiert.
If we don't follow the rules, chaos is inevitable.
'Vorprogrammiert' is used to express that a certain result (chaos) is inevitable based on current actions.
Durch die schlechte Planung war das Missverständnis vorprogrammiert.
Due to the poor planning, the misunderstanding was inevitable.
The term 'vorprogrammiert' here indicates that a misunderstanding was certain to occur due to the actions taken beforehand.
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