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Etymology

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un- +‎ programmable

Adjective

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unprogrammable (comparative more unprogrammable, superlative most unprogrammable)

  1. That cannot be programmed.
    • 1959, American College of Hospital Administrators, Hospital Administration:
      What the egghead offers is a set of techniques for programming certain kinds of previously unprogrammable jobs...
    • 2006, André Kukla, Joel Walmsley, Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the Major Theories:
      Moreover, even if we admit that human thought is unprogrammable, Freud and James would still owe us an explanation...