"unprogrammable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unprogrammable [comparative], most unprogrammable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + programmable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|programmable}} un- + programmable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unprogrammable (comparative more unprogrammable, superlative most unprogrammable)
  1. That cannot be programmed.
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