programmed
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In effect, it allows heat to be programmed in a way that resembles how data is stored and controlled inside a computer chip.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Each is programmed to identify specific materials as they make their way through the conveyor lines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"But the robots are friendly, they're polite and they're programmed to be careful. They've slotted into everyday life in loads of communities since we started out in the UK back in 2018."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Our direct reports and colleagues, especially those with less power, are psychologically programmed to reassure us that “everything is fine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
This message had been embedded in the log-in sequence by James Halliday himself, when he’d first programmed the OASIS, as an homage to the simulation’s direct ancestors, the coin-operated videogames of his youth.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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