hard-coded

American  

[hahrd-kohd-id] / ˌhɑrdˈkoʊd ɪd /

adjective

1. Computers. not able to be changed except by modifying a program's source code.

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Example Sentences

Another tool will let podcasters swap out sponsored segments in their videos, which as of now are often hard-coded into the video file and still remain online even after a sponsorship ends.

From The Wall Street Journal

So many choices that seem hard-coded into the show’s DNA are accidents or evolutions of choices totally out of our control.

From Los Angeles Times

Because Sierra Leone was run as a British colony until 1961, Cleverly said his mother's attitude to British institutions "and its rules came hard-coded when she arrived".

From BBC

Unlike traditional computer programs that execute a series of hard-coded commands, language models are trained by sifting through large datasets of text like Wikipedia.

From Slate

Samsung Pay is still hard-coded if you hold the lower button, and there’s no option in the Galaxy Wearable app to switch it out for Google Wallet.

From The Verge