multiprogrammableadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡrəməbl/,

/ˌmʌltɪprə(ʊ)ˈɡraməbl/, U.S.

/ˈˌməltiˌproʊˈɡræməb(ə)l/,

/ˌməltiˈproʊˌɡræməb(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, programmable adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + programmable adj. Compare earlier microprogrammable adj., user-programmable adj. at user n.¹ Compounds 2.

Of a device: able to be programmed by the user in more than one way.

ΚΠ

1979 Forbes (Nexis) 22 Jan. 62 Another small competitor..captured the market's attention with a new generation of ‘multiprogrammable’ pacemakers that can be adjusted to changes in a patient's condition or lifestyle without additional surgery.

1983 Computer Systems Dec. 51 In all the argument over operating systems for 16-bit systems, one manufacturer has gone its own way with an operating system specifically aimed at multi-terminal, multi-programmable operation.

1996 Med. & Biol. Engin. & Computing 34 9 An implantable multiprogrammable microstimulator that is intended to restore normal bladder functions..to spinal cord injured patients.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multiprogrammable
释义	multiprogrammableadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡrəməbl/, /ˌmʌltɪprə(ʊ)ˈɡraməbl/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌproʊˈɡræməb(ə)l/, /ˌməltiˈproʊˌɡræməb(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, programmable adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + programmable adj. Compare earlier microprogrammable adj., user-programmable adj. at user n.¹ Compounds 2. Of a device: able to be programmed by the user in more than one way. ΚΠ 1979 Forbes (Nexis) 22 Jan. 62 Another small competitor..captured the market's attention with a new generation of ‘multiprogrammable’ pacemakers that can be adjusted to changes in a patient's condition or lifestyle without additional surgery. 1983 Computer Systems Dec. 51 In all the argument over operating systems for 16-bit systems, one manufacturer has gone its own way with an operating system specifically aimed at multi-terminal, multi-programmable operation. 1996 Med. & Biol. Engin. & Computing 34 9 An implantable multiprogrammable microstimulator that is intended to restore normal bladder functions..to spinal cord injured patients. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1979
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