Vordefiniertem

Vordefiniertem is the dative singular form of the German adjective vordefiniert, meaning predefined or pre-established. It appears when the modified noun is in the dative case, which is common after prepositions such as mit, von, or zu, or in sentences with a definite or indefinite determiner in the dative. The base form vordefiniert combines vor- (before) with definiert (defined), yielding a compound meaning that something has been defined in advance.

In technical and common usage, vordefiniert describes values, templates, configurations, or parameters that are established by a system rather than chosen by a user. The term is frequently found in software documentation, configuration files, API descriptions, and data models to distinguish system-provided defaults from user-defined options. As an inflected adjective, vordefiniert, like other German adjectives, changes its ending to reflect case, gender, and number of the noun it modifies. In the dative singular neuter form without an article, the form is vordefiniertem (as in mit vordefiniertem Ziel). With definite or indefinite articles, other endings appear (e.g., dem vordefinierten Ziel; einem vordefinierten Wert).

Compared terms in German include benutzerdefiniert (user-defined) and standardisiert (standardized). Vordefiniert emphasizes that an element is established beforehand by the system, not by the end user. In documentation, it is common to contrast vordefinierte Werte with vom Benutzer veränderte Werte to clarify which values are preloaded versus user-modified.