Future-proof
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make ready to meet potential future requirements, or make use of potential future opportunities. transitive
"While today’s most common image type, JPEG, had a few defenders, many believe it’s not a good candidate for future-proofing images because it is a “lossy” format."
Adjective
- 1 Capable of surviving changes made in the future; not liable to become outdated.
"Videos recorded at a higher resolution are more future-proof since they can be viewed with more detail on higher resolution screens that one might own in future."
Example
More examples"Future-proof your life by learning as much as you can about technology!"
Etymology
From future + -proof.
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