future-proofing
present participle offuture-proof
future-proof
verb[T]
uk/ˈfjuː.tʃə.pruːf/us/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ.pruːf/todesignsoftware, acomputer, etc. so that it can still be used in thefuture,evenwhentechnologychanges:
Here are sometipsfor future-proofingyourcomputernetwork.
In the future & soon
- ahead
- ahead of
- all in good timeidiom
- anon
- ASAP
- away
- come
- hereon
- in
- in forsomethingidiom
- in the course of timephrase
- in the fullness of timeidiom
- presently
- run
- shortly
- someday
- sometime
- soon
- space
- yet
Examplesoffuture-proofing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Furthermore, given the rapid progress being made in all fields of technology, we consider this provision to be a wise piece of "future-proofing".
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I regardfuture-proofingas very important.
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The concept offuture-proofingis the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimizing the effects of shocks and stresses of future events.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Future-proofingof designated historic structures adds a level of complexity to the concepts offuture-proofingin other industries as described above.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another approach tofuture-proofingsuggests that only in more extensive refurbishments to a building shouldfuture-proofingbe considered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Obsolescence is an important characteristic offuture-proofinga property because it emphasizes the need for the property to continue to be viable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has a measure offuture-proofingso that, as the market deploys next-generation broadband, we do not immediately face another problem of exclusion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By far, the most common use of the termfuture-proofingis found in relation to sustainable design and energy conservation in particular.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Understanding the use offuture-proofingin this field assists in development of the concept offuture-proofingas applied to existing structures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even then, the proposed time horizon forfuture-proofingevents is 15 to 25 years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adaptability is a theme that begins to come through in many of the other studies onfuture-proofing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This author believes that time horizons forfuture-proofingare much more dependent on the potential service life of the structure, the nature of the intervention, and several other factors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This offers the option of relatively easy conversion in the future to use developing technologies such as heat pumps and solar combisystems, thereby also providingfuture-proofing.
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